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California wildfire commission recommends easing liability rules for utilities

Legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom, D, however, committed only to continue studying possible changes to the state's strict "inverse condemnation" rules.

Nevada follows Hawaii, moves toward performance-based ratemaking

A bill sent to Gov. Steve Sisolak, D, this week would allow utilities to generate greater earnings by meeting efficiency and clean energy goals, and delivering new products to customers.

Organizational agility no longer optional for utilities — get there with these 5 steps

Connecticut House saves net metering, for now, but green groups want more

The bill prolonged net metering and paused a 2018 law, which threatened to end the tariffs by the end of this year, but does little else to further clean energy in the state, say critics.

To decarbonize US economy, C2ES foresees large corporate investments and maybe a carbon tax

The environmental nonprofit released three scenarios to reduce U.S. carbon emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050, each driven by the fact that the power, transportation and building sectors are interlinked.

Renewable energy prices keep falling: When do they bottom out?

Cost reductions for solar and wind technologies are set to continue until 2020 and beyond, according to a new report, but industry experts wonder how much more can they drop.

Illinois mandates case-by-case coal ash site reviews as federal rules remain in flux

A bill approved this week directs the state's EPA to establish rules for how to clean up coal ash ponds in the state, which must meet the same health and groundwater standards as full excavation.

UK RIIO sets out to demonstrate how a performance-based regulatory model can deliver value

The problems that RIIO is trying to solve — changing market conditions, capital bias and a focus on inputs instead of performance — are equally relevant to the U.S., while the solutions are also applicable.

To establish storage sector leadership, look to value-added services: Navigant

Services in the areas of operations and maintenance, warranties and performance guarantees also lower the risk that gets passed on to the customer, allowing more projects to get built.

Cities Are Making Big Climate Promises. Keeping Them Can Be Tough

Chevron executive is secretly pushing anti-electric car effort in Arizona

Outside of Tesla, future EV sales in U.S. may be thin for most brands: study

Canada’s nuclear waste to be buried in deep underground repository

NERC Seeking New CFO, Counsel in Apparent Shakeup