The state is considering extending the life of its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, and allowing construction of new reactors to help meet its clean energy goals.
Utility companies couldn't use ratepayers’ money to pay for lobbying against the efforts of cities and counties throughout California to “municipalize” energy services, under a bill passed earlier this year in Sacramento.
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A climate group that backs Democrats is giving the party's 2028 hopefuls and campaign committees advice on how to capitalize on waning public support for data centers, a new memo shows. Why it matters: Data centers have landed atop the political radar , and Climate Power's memo underscores the scramble to turn the backlash into a political advantage ahead of the midterms and 2028. Driving the news: It says "public opinion on data centers is cratering" and argues this provides a political opening around energy costs and environmental concerns. - The "topline message" is that "Trump and Republicans have given AI data centers a blank check to raise our utility bills, poison our air, and drain our water," Climate Power argues. State of…
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry's deadly legacy.
Newsom also announced that the state’s battery storage systems have surpassed 21,000 megawatts of solar energy, which is enough to power 15.75 million homes for 4 hours each, after the sun goes down