California governor: ​“No patience for climate change deniers”

CALIFORNIA: California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has ​“no patience for climate change deniers” and the state will continue to pursue policies that combat climate change as it deals with historic wildfires. (Politico)

ALSO:
• PG&E keeps power on for 3,000 ​“high fire-threat” Humboldt County customers by isolating its Humboldt Bay Generating Station from the state’s electrical grid. (Lost Coast Outpost)
• An energy expert says it is still feasible for San Jose to convert its power grids into a customer-owned co-op, easing power needs for other cities. (San Jose Spotlight)

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GRID:
• The president of California’s grid operator says its problems are the result of ​“operating too close to the margin” with no room for error. (Los Angeles Times)
• The Navajo Nation uses federal funds to connect more than 100 homes to the power grid. (Associated Press)

COAL:
• Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says the state having regulatory primacy over its carbon dioxide injection wells will help keep coal-fired power plants operating and coal miners employed. (Casper Star-Tribune)
• Wyoming’s Powder River Basin is set to produce less than 200 million tons of coal for the first time in 30 years. (Gillette News Record, subscription)

OIL & GAS: Declining demand due to the coronavirus pandemic could be the death knell of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas terminal in Oregon. (E&E News, subscription)

PUBLIC LANDS:
• A new report to be released today indicates New Mexico could lose revenue and jobs if oil and natural gas drilling on federal land is banned. (Albuquerque Journal)
• Conservation and taxpayer groups want the Bureau of Land Management to stop plans to sell oil and gas leases this month after a Nevada auction draws minimum bids. (Reuters and Bloomberg Law, subscription)

SOLAR: A Montana Supreme Court ruling that regulators violated renewable energy law when dealing with solar has stopped many projects previously under development in the state. (Billings Gazette)

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MICROGRIDS: California regulators want industry stakeholder comments on alternatives to diesel generators as part of an ongoing microgrid proceeding by September 18. (Microgrid Knowledge)

COMMENTARY:
• Tri State Generation and Transmission’s CEO says the utility is working to address the challenges of retiring the Escalante Generation Station by the end of the year. (Albuquerque Journal)
• A conservationist says Utah’s post-pandemic recovery would be helped by clean energy jobs and advanced storage technology. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• A California economist says there are better ways to use smart meters to manage load than large-scale planned outages. (Energy Institute at Haas)