California
Energy & Grid Management
Southern California Edison to build new virtual power plant with Sunrun
US utility Southern California Edison has entered into an agreement to build a new virtual power plant with distributed energy resources (DER) solutions company Sunrun.
Renewable Energy
EDF ensures US winemaker mitigates PG&E’s power shutoffs
Domaine Carneros has selected EDF Renewables to ensure its long-term financial and sustainability goals are achieved.
Renewable Energy
Four microgrids for California water treatment facilities
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is preparing to build four new microgrids at its facilities.
Storage
California Energy Commission opts to fund vanadium flow batteries
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected to fund four energy storage projects incorporating vanadium flow batteries from UK-based Invinity Energy Systems plc.
Electric Vehicles
Nations collaborate to grow zero emission commercial vehicle manufacturing and use
The Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero programme expands its multinational push for zero emission trucks and buses.
Features and Analysis
Ed’s note: Could customers help avoid blackouts?
After reading about the recent blackouts in California, editor Claire Volkwyn wonders if customers can help avoiding blackouts.
Electric Vehicles
California approves massive EV charging programme
In the US, the California Public Utilities Commission has approved Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready 2 EV charging programme.
Energy & Grid Management
UAVs to inspect over 50k utility structures amid California wildfire season
Cyberhawk selected for the provision of UAV services as part of efforts to monitor energy transmission infrastructure amid the California wildfire season.
Customer Services & Management
Incentive programme pays utility customers $300,000 during heatwave
California-based clean energy programme OhmConnect paid out over $300,000 in incentives in just one day, to users who responded to the company's call California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) Flex Alert on Friday, 14 August.
Smart Meters
SMUD and Landis+Gyr sign exclusive five-year smart metering contract
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has agreed to an exclusive five-year smart metering contract with Landis+Gyr as the utility's exclusive smart meter provider.
