In this week's episode of Energy West, California Energy Markets Editor Jason Fordney discusses a proposal by state regulators to increase storage levels at the controversial Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in southern California; an update on how the California grid is holding up this summer; and a plan by the California Department of Water Resources that would keep natural gas-fired once-through-cooling power plants operating past their scheduled retirement dates.
Aug 11, 2023•17 min•Ep. 78
In this episode of Energy West, California Energy Markets Editor Jason Fordney gives a rundown of the latest energy news in the Golden State and beyond, including how wholesale cost to serve load in the California Independent System Operator doubled between 2020 and 2022; a request for rehearing from the California Community Choice Association of a state regulator decision to restrict CCA expansion because of resource-adequacy requirement failures; and a new rule from the Federal Energy Regulato...
Aug 03, 2023•15 min•Ep. 77
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about concerns that CAISO’s extended day-ahead market could short-circuit the Western Resource Adequacy Program , Energy Northwest and X-Energy’s plans to build 12 small modular nuclear reactors , CAISO’s new subscriber-funded model for new transmission lines , Bonneville Power Administration sizing up day-ahead market offerings from CAISO and the Southwest Power Pool, ...
Jul 27, 2023•31 min•Ep. 76
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about about the state of transmission planning in the West , California’s (good) battery boom , Bonneville Power Administration’s announcement of $2 billion in transmission system upgrades , fewer public safety power shut-offs in northern California , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California En...
Jul 20, 2023•30 min•Ep. 75
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about Western transmission’s problem of the commons , zero-emission trucking in California , limits to offshore wind’s economic benefits , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CEMnewsdata , @dcatchpole and @fordneyenergy ....
Jul 13, 2023•28 min•Ep. 74
In the latest Energy West podcast , California Energy Markets Editor Jason Fordney discusses how the workforce needed to implement California's clean-energy policies does not yet exist; new heavy-duty electric-truck charging infrastructure being built in the state; a California Public Advocates Office report drastically cutting estimates for electrification from previous numbers; and how PacifiCorp liability for Labor Day fires could top $87 million....
Jun 22, 2023•17 min•Ep. 73
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about state regulators talking utilities to task for vague decarbonization planning , worries about where California will get enough energy to meet its clean energy goals, high prices in Washington’s carbon emissions cap-and-invest program , and more. Register now for NewsData’s virtual conference “Western Resource Adequacy: Progress, Perils & Paths Forward” on June...
Jun 15, 2023•29 min•Ep. 72
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about the largest hydropower dam removal in history getting underway, Shasta County’s dismissing criminal charges against Pacific Gas & Electric after reaching a settlement , truckers’ concerns that California’s zero-emission requirements for long-haul trucking are coming on too fast, battery storage becoming a regular part of utilities’ resource acquisitions , and ...
Jun 08, 2023•28 min•Ep. 71
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about obstacles to building offshore wind off California , interconnection delays across the country , Washington delaying new building codes in the wake of the 9th Circuit Court’s Berkeley decision , PacifiCorp booking a $120 million first quarter loss due to the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires, and more Register now for NewsData’s virtual conference “Western Resource...
Jun 01, 2023•30 min•Ep. 70
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about growing summer reliability risks for the Western power grid , the latest push to make the California Independent System Operator into an independent organized market , a developer’s proposal to pair pumped storage with wind turbines off the Oregon coast , new metrics to assess the risk of capacity shortfalls in the Northwest , and more Register now for NewsData’s ...
May 25, 2023•32 min•Ep. 69
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about expanding access to zero-emission vehicles beyond affluent drivers , sea lions decimating salmon populations , wildfires disrupting Canadian natural gas exports to the U.S., utilities’ balancing wildfire mitigation and power outages , and more. Register now for NewsData’s upcoming two-day virtual conference “Western Resource Adequacy: Progress, Perils & Paths ...
May 18, 2023•27 min•Ep. 68
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about soaring demand forecast for the Northwest , California’s fights over net metering , Portland General Electric’s warning that it can’t meet Oregon’s 2040 zero-emission mandate , $10.5 billion of investments in California’s energy sector , CEM’s interview with world-renowned energy expert Vaclav Smil , and more. Register now for NewsData’s upcoming two-day virtual c...
May 11, 2023•25 min•Ep. 67
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about California’s proposed zero-emission trucking mandate , anger over service connection delays , Washington state lawmakers want utilities to plan more for the future , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CEMnewsdata , @dcatchpole an...
May 04, 2023•24 min•Ep. 66
Listen in as Dan Catchpole and Jason Fordney discuss highlights from the energy industry on the northwest and west coast. This episode was recorded on April 24.
Apr 28, 2023•28 min•Ep. 65
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about California utilities’ push for flat rates , a federal greenlight for the TransWest Express transmission line from Wyoming to Nevada, doing more with less in the Northwest , a lawsuit to shut down Diablo Canyon nuclear plant , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follo...
Apr 20, 2023•32 min•Ep. 64
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about record high curtailments in California , utilities’ roadmaps for acquiring huge amounts of renewables , storage and even nuclear generation , renewable hydrogen developments , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CEMnewsdata , @dca...
Apr 13, 2023•33 min•Ep. 63
In this week's episode of Energy West, California Energy Markets Editor Jason Fordney breaks down the latest energy news in the region, including concerns among analysts about natural gas storage levels in the West, especially on the Pacific Gas & Electric system; daunting challenges facing the Western Interconnection as described by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council; and a report from the California Independent System Operator's Department of Market Monitoring showing that natura...
Apr 06, 2023•12 min•Ep. 62
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about PacifiCorp’s new proposal for a 500-kV, 143-mile transmission line in Wyoming, why there isn’t more geothermal generation in the West , plans for new natural gas peaking plants in Nevada , state lawmakers’ efforts to stop cities from adopting local energy policies, and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing ...
Mar 30, 2023•26 min•Ep. 61
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about a second organized comprehensive energy market in the West , California’s investigation into high natural gas prices , opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion in the Northwest and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CE...
Mar 23, 2023•27 min•Ep. 60
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about the California Independent System Operator’s latest look at expanding its footprint , Southwest Power Pool’s announcement that Markets+ is moving into development early , big rate increase requests from two SoCal utilities , Puget Sound Energy’s push to shut down its natural gas business and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West ...
Mar 15, 2023•23 min•Ep. 59
In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole talks about California's reliance on the nuclear-powered Diablo Canyon generation plant, challenges for expanding the California Independent System Operator's organized market, and allegations that PacifiCorp withheld key documents in a lawsuit stemming from the Labor Day 2020 weekend wildfires in Oregon.
Mar 08, 2023•8 min•Ep. 58
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about transportation electrification challenges facing the West, the California Public Utilities Commission’s call to add 15 GW of new generation by 2027 , a fight over a natural gas ban in Eugene, Ore. , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CEMnewsdata , @dcatchpole and @fordneyenergy ...
Mar 03, 2023•22 min•Ep. 57
In the latest Energy West podcast, California Energy Markets Editor Jason Fordney shares more details about the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Winter Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., and his conversation with fellow attendee and former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick. Jason also discusses FERC's approval of the Western Resource Adequacy Program; California Energy Commission funding for electric vehicles and chargers; and new wildfire-relat...
Feb 23, 2023•15 min•Ep. 56
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole talks with California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Winter 2023 policy summit, where Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm extolled renewable energy’s role in energy security. Dan and Jason also discuss the evolving role of energy efficiency , California’s soaring natural gas prices , a California lawmaker’s push to create a regional energy market , and Eugene, Ore.’s ban on natural gas in new residential constr...
Feb 16, 2023•24 min•Ep. 55
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about the risk that solar inverters can trip generation offline , potential news laws in Oregon to spur transportation electrification , new rules for California’s extended day-ahead market , a new partner for a proposed new intertie between the America’s eastern and western grids , and the massive workload facing state regulators . Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Cleari...
Feb 10, 2023•20 min•Ep. 54
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about the latest twist in the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant saga , PacifiCorp delaying its exit from the Colstrip coal power plant , $124 million for electrification in California, what keeps PacifiCorp’s sustainability director up at night , and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CEM...
Feb 01, 2023•22 min•Ep. 53
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about California’s call for thousands of megawatts of new generation , the coal-fired Colstrip power plant’s new lease on life , what it is going to take to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open and the latest legal challenge to Washington’s new carbon emission cap-and-invest program . Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . ...
Jan 26, 2023•23 min•Ep. 52
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole goes over the top 10 stories for the Northwest energy industry in 2022. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata , @CEMnewsdata , @dcatchpole and @fordneyenergy ....
Jan 24, 2023•16 min•Ep. 51
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about NorthWestern Energy buying more coal-fired generation, customers responding to time-of-use rates in California, PacifiCorp and Idaho Power converting a power plant from coal to natural gas, California slashing funding for decarbonization programs, and more. Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets . Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata...
Jan 20, 2023•29 min•Ep. 50
Jason Fordney, editor of California Energy Markets, runs through the top 10 energy stories from California and and the Southwest in 2022. He is joined by a very special co-host, Marielle Fordney.
Jan 06, 2023•14 min•Ep. 49
