Industry, ratepayer advocates push for cautious approach to California's summer 2021 reliability preparation
Dive Brief: Industry groups and ratepayer advocates in California are pushing for a cautious approach toward procuring new resources, as part of the state's bid to prepare the electric system for summer 2021 and avoid a repeat of the rolling blackouts that occurred in August. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) opened a rulemaking in November aimed at addressing potential reliability challenges in 2021, and is considering a host of options including implementing efficiency upgrades to existing power plants. But in comments filed with the agency, some groups questioned the need f...
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