California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed adding $18B to the state’s wildfire fund, with costs split between utility ratepayers and investor-owned utilities like Edison, PG&E, and Sempra. (Bloomberg) Here ...

Fitch just confirmed what grid pros already know: Utilities now lead all sectors in capital expenditure. It’s a sign of growing momentum, and a chance to shape the future of energy.

Duke Energy is offloading its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas operations to Spire in a $2.48B deal. (Duke Energy) The sale, expected to close early next year, will help fund Duke’s $83B five-year ...

Nearly 300 state bills aimed at modernizing the grid were introduced in Q2, with energy storage deployment leading the charge, per NCCETC’s latest “50 States of Grid Modernization” report. (PV ...

A timeline update on CAISO’s Genie generative AI platform designed to streamline how operators process outage requests: The pilot could be integrated and available in CAISO’s outage management ...

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Summary: Your author has deep experience working with the California Energy Commission (CEC) on innovative grid resource programs. This experience started when I worked for Comverge in the early 2000s ...