Citing Climate, Newsom Suspends Rules, Seeks Incentives To Boost Grid

Citing “extreme climate impacts,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is suspending pollution regulations and calling for a monetary incentive program to relieve industrial demand on the power grid, while also easing permitting requirements to advance clean energy projects such as battery storage. “California leads the nation with its ambitious clean energy goals, and with the climate crisis threatening communities across the West, we must take decisive action to scale up and speed up our transition to a 100 percent clean...