» Portland General Electric, U.S. DOE Host Workshop on Smart Grid
At a smart-grid workshop, participants agreed our grid is antiquated, and a modernized grid is necessary for optimal renewable resource penetration, reliability, and efficiency. ...more

» Cost of Proposed Carbon-Sequestration Plant Doubles
The cost of the Hydrogen California Project, a proposed natural gas-fired power plant that will sequester carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and produce industrial chemicals, has more than doubled. ...more

» PNM Wants to Add Geothermal, Solar to Green Program
PNM, which missed its renewable-energy target for 2011, filed a proposal with New Mexico regulators to expand its renewables program in 2013 with a mix of solar photovoltaics, geothermal and renewable-energy credit deals. ...more

» 'Coal Dust a Problem,' PGE Says of Proposed Coal Export Terminal
Portland General Electric has declined to sublease a parcel of land near a pair of its natural gas-fired power plants for a proposed coal export terminal, saying coal dust from the project could foul its operations. ...more

» California Considers Changes to Efficiency Programs
California's energy efficiency programs have long been a model for the West, and now the California PUC is considering changing its approach to efficiency. The current program is wrestling with a "challenging set of constraints." ...more

» CEC Funds Electricity Research and Alternative Transportation
The California Energy Commission has approved $44 million in grants for electricity research and transportation, including $29 million in electricity-research awards, ranging from smart grid to renewables technologies. ...more

» Proposal Would Link California and Quebec on Cap and Trade
The California Air Resources Board has released a proposed set of regulations to link the state's cap-and-trade program to Quebec's. ...more