A new energy management system allows farms to earn revenue by shifting electricity use during peak demand periods.

California’s grid reliability and premier virtual power plant (VPP) program are in limbo as the state faces a $12 billion budget shortfall and has just weeks until its legislative session comes to ...

The Golden State has an ambitious goal of getting to 100 percent zero-carbon electricity sales by 2045. Under the best ...

The California Energy Commission has unveiled a new $55 million incentive program to expand public electric vehicle fast charging throughout the state. The ‘Fast Charge California Project,’ part of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California and nearly two dozen states sued the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7-billion solar ...

Over the weekend, lawmakers in Sacramento passed a suite of energy-related bills pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that came forward in the final days of the California legislative session. The measures ...

As the federal government turns its back on the clean energy transition, gutting decades of progress with the passage of the Trump ugly budget bill, California now stands alone at a critical ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a major victory which completely halted the Trump administration’s ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KEYT) – California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff sent a letter Thursday to the Secretary of Energy opposing the selective cancellation of billions in federal funds for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California hasn’t issued an emergency plea for the public to conserve energy, known as a Flex Alert, since 2022.

Beysi Vazquez tends to thousands of basil, dill, mint and other herbs in a large sprawling nursery business in California’s Coachella Valley, just north of the Salton Sea. She works long shifts, in ...