People in Power – A NewsData Podcast

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 co...

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 La...

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 metric...

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 News...

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-r...

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...

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.

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 happeni...

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...

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 f...

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,...

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 We...

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 it...

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.

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...

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 Prog...

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...

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...

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 We...

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 ha...

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 . 

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...

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.

NewsData’s Energy West is taking off for the holidays. Dan Catchpole and Jason Fordney will be back in the New Year to fill you in on the latest in the energy industry in the West. Until then, stay up to date with the latest reporting from Clearing Up and California Energy Markets at Newsdata.com.  And this Friday, Dec. 23, make sure to check out NewsData’s annual energy Christmas Carols! (Can’t w...

Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about a flurry of news about creating organized energy markets in the West: PacifiCorp joins CAISO’s extended day-ahead market , CAISO releases its final day-ahead market proposal and 11 utilities join the Western Resource Adequacy Program . Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata’s...