Why Are Energy Prices So High? Some Experts Blame Deregulation. California and the 34 other states that have deregulated all or parts of their electricity system tend to have higher rates than the rest of the country.
Dodging Blackouts, California Faces New Questions on Its Power Supply Extreme heat is testing the way energy is generated, delivered and traded — and raising the prospect of perpetual emergencies.
California Narrowly Averts an Electricity Crisis Amid Scorching Heat Temperature and energy use records shattered on Tuesday as power grid officials begged homeowners to turn down their air-conditioning.