SMUD drops power purchase agreement for controversial Coyote Creek project
Sacramento Municipal Utility District is canceling its agreement to purchase power from the Coyote Creek project.
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District is canceling its agreement to purchase power from the Coyote Creek project.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills on Friday charting the state's continuing transition to green energy, which includes an extension of the state's landmark cap-and-trade program.
Electricity demand could jump at least 25% in the next five years and as much as 78% by 2050.
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SMUD is training its next batch of helicopter longline workers. The energy company says this kind of service response is more efficient and can help prevent wildfires.
Forecasters expect residential power costs to continue rising this summer even as other energy prices drop.
A new proposal by PG&E could make your electricity bill go up.
A lot of SMUD and PG&E customers are still in the dark as the threat grows for more outages with the next storm. Authorities say the coming storm will cut off power to even more customers than the storm on New Year's Eve.
Rep. Ted Lieu of California said if the announcement this week is what's expected, "it could be a game changer for the world."
The refund is called the Annual California Climate Credit. It's part of the state's efforts to fight climate change. About $5 million electric customers will receive $39.30 back on their October bills. Last year, it was only $17. Natural gas customers got a $47 credit back in April.
This summer California experienced several flex alert days and the threat of rolling blackouts when power supplies dipped dangerously low. Now SMUD plans on installing large banks of batteries that can help provide more power during peak demand.
The state came close to having the blackouts as power demands hit their peak due to record-high temperatures Tuesday.
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More than 12,000 PG&E customers in Davis were powerless during some of the hottest temperatures of the day Tuesday when the highs topped out at 113 degrees.
The state's independent electrical grid operator, Cal ISO, says we've reached a critical stage and that rolling blackouts could be coming.
Sacramentans will soon be able to hail a ride on Waymo's driverless taxis.
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Cam Spencer hit three key baskets late in the fourth quarter and finished with 20 points, and Ty Jerome added 28 as the Memphis Grizzlies beat Sacramento 129-125 on Wednesday night, sending the Kings to their season-worst 10th straight loss.
San Darnold's NFL career had hit rock bottom when he arrived in San Francisco in 2023 after failing at two spots to live up to his high draft billing.
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The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly linked to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, detectives said.
Giveaways, fireworks nights and themed days celebrating the team's temporary home highlight this year's promotional schedule for the Athletics.
President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the "complete disposal" of Savannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
It's a new kind of crackdown on crime in Sacramento as the city council is considering ramping up surveillance and raising fines on illegal dumping.
Placer County leaders are considering a new ordinance aimed at reducing trash and plastic pollution in the Tahoe Basin.
The Supreme Court declined to block California's new congressional map that could net Democrats five seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order putting JD Vance and Andrew Ferguson in charge of the group.
Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
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Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
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This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
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An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
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A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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