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San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced the start of testing for the company’s new 40 MW energy storage project in Fallbrook and the start of construction on one of four energy storage and microgrid projects.

Edison International, Southern California Edison (SCE) and Edison Energy announced that in 2021, 80% of Scope 1 emissions came from SCE’s combined cycle natural gas plant, Mountainview, which is covered under California’s cap-and-trade market.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners released a new white paper, Nuclear Energy as a Keystone Clean Energy Resource, that explores nuclear energy’s role in providing carbon-free electricity and highlights key considerations for regulators to keep in mind as decarbonization efforts continue across many states and utilities.

Government and private groups plan to transition 285 fleet vehicles to low-emission electric options. This combined effort will reduce CO2 emissions by over 7,000 tons per year.

PacifiCorp, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, signed a 30-year, 320 MW PPA with for the electricity to be produced by the Boswell Springs wind project located in eastern Wyoming with Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

An energy storage project in Pascoag, Rhode Island reached commercial operation to bring reliable and affordable clean energy to the Pascoag Utility District (PUD).

San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) ordered Mitsubishi Power’s Emerald storage solutions for four utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 39 MW/180 megawatt hours.

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched two new program offices – the Grid Deployment Office and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs.

Cajon Valley Union School added fast chargers for its buses that also can put electricity back on the grid.

The city of Memphis and Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) plans to complete a LED street lighting, controls and networking project designed to reduce energy costs citywide.