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The California Independent System Operator: A High Wire Act on Solid Ground

May 20, 2015  |  by Woody Hastings Recently I visited the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) – my first visit ever. I always wondered why CAISO was located in Folsom, California. I learned that Folsom is one of the least seismically active areas in the State, yet still close to the centers of policy decision-making. […]

Another Important Legislative Victory for Community Choice Energy

A two-year struggle to defeat an insidious piece of legislation in Sacramento, Assembly Bill 976, has come to a happy conclusion. On September 27 Governor Brown vetoed AB976 and added a brief signing statement (see below). In this statement the Governor echoed what community choice proponents drove home repeatedly in committee hearings and elsewhere. The […]

Defining “Cooperate Fully” Strengthens Ten-Year Old Law

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Happy Ten-Year Anniversary to Community Choice in California! The original law that opened up the possibility of a community-based energy program like Sonoma Clean Power was enacted this season in 2002. This legislation gives communities a powerful means for pursuing renewable energy. A key element of that […]