California Energy Update 9/22

axpayers, ratepayers will fund California solar plants Los Angeles Times Stanford University economist Frank Wolak, an expert in the California electricity market, said the state's renewable energy strategy could boost electricity rates 10% to 20%, depending on a number of factors. Potentially, consumers' bills could go up ...

Federal regulators launch probe of JPMorgan's energy trading in California Sacramento Bee s right to sell electricity in the state. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission formally began a probe into whether Morgan's trading unit in Houston "submitted misleading information" to the federal agency and the California Independent System Operator.

Yolo County aids businesses in energy efficiency Daily Democrat The CaliforniaFIRST program, which is a program of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, allows commercial property owners to use municipal bonds to finance energy efficiency, water efficiency and renewable energy upgrades ...

TEXT-Fitch rates Sempra Energy senior notes 'BBB+' Reuters KEY RATING DRIVERS Predictable Earnings: The ratings of SRE primarily reflect its financial strength underpinned by its regulated utilities in California and by its contracted energy infrastructure investments. The utilities are expected to continue to ...

Business groups protest Calif. carbon market R & D Magazine "The fact is that this auction represents a multi-billion dollar hidden tax that will harm California businesses and consumers by dramatically increasing energy costs at a time we can least afford it," the letter to the governor stated. Business groups ...

Baldwin Park Awarded $22235 For Being Energy Efficient Patch.com The City Council was awarded $22,235.96 by representatives of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and Southern California Edison for its installation of an energy- and cost-saving air circulation system. The system—installed in City Hall in ...

CPUC Streamlines Renewable Energy Interconnection Procedures North American Windpower The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has adopted a substantial revision to Rule 21 - the state's interconnection procedures - which removes some of the barriers to the continued growth of the state's renewable energy market, according to ...

13 Bay Area Companies Join USGBC's California Best Building Challenge CoStar Group Heralded by the Obama White House's Better Building Challenge that seeks 20 percent energy reductions by 2020, the California Best Buildings Challenge tasks participants to reach 20 percent reductions in energy, water and waste in existing commercial ...

MORENO VALLEY: City recognized for energy efficiency Press-Enterprise Southern California Edison has recognized Moreno Valley for energy savings with promotion to gold tier status in a municipality incentive program, the Energy Leader Partnership. The partnership offers rebates and incentives to participating cities that ...