An independent privacy audit of Microsoft, Meta and Google web traffic in California found the companies appear to be violating state regulations, potentially exposing themselves to significant fines.
In the News
SB 913 would designate residential batteries as resource adequacy capacity. Ava Community Energy’s SmartHome Battery program creates incentives for residential battery-sharing.
In a time of global uncertainty and volatility in energy markets, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) announced the launch of his “Good News Climate” blog—an effort to highlight real progress and stories of optimism in the shared fight for a sustainable future.
San Mateo County leaders pledged to continue the fight for $157 million in critical in-lieu vehicle license fee funding that cities and the county have not received from the state during a packed press conference April 7.
Hundreds of San Mateo County workers and elected officials rallied Tuesday in Redwood City to demand that the state of California pay the county millions of dollars in owed funding.
According to the county, it has so far been shorted about $157 million of legally owed funding from the state.
Read more here.
Legislation could tie executive salaries to rising electricity rates
A new California bill, SB 913, would require state regulators to integrate customer-owned batteries and electric vehicles into the official Resource Adequacy market to bolster grid reliability.
A new bill was introduced to help tackle sky rocketing utility costs for Californians and strengthen oversight. State Senator Josh Becker spearheaded the measure, and joined KTVU to talk about its impact to state residents.