CA Stop Gap for Weatherization

What’s happening? California worries about weather and its electric grid as it relates to summer heat and wildfires. To address this, the California Public Utilities Commission told its 3 investor owned utilities to procure 2-3GW of additional demand and supply side resources.

Why is this important? Also included is double incentives to home owners who conserve when the grid is strained & authorized 4 microgrids with storage

How will this be important? All this action started with the Governor’s Proclamation of State Emergency that said extreme heat and transmission lines near wildfire prone areas create an emergency.

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