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Recent energy-policy coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Draft minutes in the Aug. 27 board packet say directors adopted a rate strategy and amended budget built around the surcharge, which staff said would add about $2 a month for an average customer.
Staff recommend a five-year agreement with Owsley Electric Inc. for electrical work at the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid, capped at $325,000.
Staff told commissioners California is still well short of its 2030 demand-flexibility target as the agency approved its latest Integrated Energy Policy Report.
Project SIGNAL will study short-term forecasting of rooftop solar, batteries and EV charging, with staff saying the work could improve grid reliability and ratepayer savings.
The California Energy Commission approved the final 2025 IEPR at its July 8 business meeting and backed the action with a CEQA finding that adoption is not a project.
Backup materials for the July 8 business meeting show the commission poised to approve the final Integrated Energy Policy Report after workshops, webinars, a draft report and a proposed final version.
The multiyear agreement will support forecasting, electrification analysis, demand-flexibility tools and the commission’s Common Platform.
June 22 meeting materials show the commission approving or advancing a cluster of large demonstrations aimed at grid controls, load planning and industrial decarbonization.
The bill would require more disclosure of refinery cleanup costs and timelines as it heads to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.
The commission approved Potentia Viridi under its opt-in program after concluding the project’s reliability and clean-energy benefits outweighed one significant and unavoidable visual impact.