Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory
Sep. 9, 2021
Regulators race to address climate change in real time
While California has historically leaned on other western states, including hydroelectric power from the Pacific Northwest, to import power when demand is high, it has become more challenging to rely on imported power during high heat conditions.
In August 2020, as climate change caused temperatures to soar throughout the west and people cranked up their air conditioners, California's electric grid operator and state regulators realized we had a major problem. While California has led the nation in the development of renewable energy generation, mostly based on large solar and wind developments, it has been less successful with retaining existing natural gas generation or deploying the energy storage resources...
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