Emma Louise Penrod

3 days ago | utilitydive.com | Emma Louise Penrod

Increased coordination between 11 Western states could save up to $3.25 billion per year — but the states need not create a regional transmission organization or agree on clean energy policies to realize savings, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego. At the lower end of coordination, expanding energy imbalance markets in the West could realize between $330 million to $610 million in annual savings.

5 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Emma Louise Penrod

This story was originally published on Utility Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Utility Dive newsletter. Sempra plans to sell Ecogas Mexico, a three-utility conglomerate that provides natural gas service in the Mexicali, Chihuahua and La Laguna-Durango regions in Mexico, and a minority stake in its development arm Sempra Infrastructure in order to finance expansion plans in Texas, company leaders said during a Thursday earnings call.

6 days ago | utilitydive.com | Emma Louise Penrod

Sempra plans to sell Ecogas Mexico, a three-utility conglomerate that provides natural gas service in the Mexicali, Chihuahua and La Laguna-Durango regions in Mexico, and a minority stake in its development arm Sempra Infrastructure in order to finance expansion plans in Texas, company leaders said during a Thursday earnings call.

1 week ago | utilitydive.com | Emma Louise Penrod

The Southeast Regional Transmission Planning organization hasn't approved a new regional transmission project in more than a decade — and is now the only region in the U.S. where that is true, according to a report written by The Brattle Group for the Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association and other renewable energy groups.

1 week ago | utilitydive.com | Emma Louise Penrod

Although investigations into the cause of January's Eaton Wildfire in Southern California remain ongoing, it seems “probable” that Southern California Edison will incur material losses in connection with the fire, Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of parent company Edison International, told investors during a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. Preliminary evidence, disclosed in February by SCE, indicates the company's equipment may have been involved in starting the fire.