Real-time pricing, new rates, and enabling technologies target demand flexibility to ease California outages Bullet Utility Dive – September 13 Growing California power system reliability threats made vivid by early September...more
BLM approves construction of large California solar projects Bullet E&E News – June 13 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authorized construction work to begin on two solar projects in Southern California, which would be...more
California’s 2022-2023 budget includes $380M to support long-duration energy storage projects -
Energy Storage News – January 11 -
California’s state budget for 2022-2023 includes $380 million in support for...more
U.S. solar installations soared by 46% in the first quarter -
CNBC – June 15 -
In the first quarter, solar installations soared 46% to more than 5 GW, according to a report by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie and...more
Hundreds of U.S. and European companies and investors urge Biden to hike climate target -
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Hundreds of U.S. and European companies and investors, including Walmart, Apple, General Electric, and...more
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Wildfire smoke decreases California solar energy output -
KQED – September 11 -
Thick layers of ash and smoke in California have made it harder for solar panels to absorb sunlight, decreasing their energy output by as...more
9/21/2020
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Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 -
Renewables Now – July 28 -
Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more
8/4/2020
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California sets goal to double clean energy by 2030 -
Bullet Reuters – March 26 -
California last Thursday adopted a new emissions target for its electric sector that would double the state’s clean energy capacity over...more
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General Electric to demolish California power plant 20 years early -
Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
General Electric Co. said last Friday that it plans to demolish a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired...more
6/28/2019
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Solar, onshore wind costs set to fall below new fossil fuel energy -
Reuters – May 29 -
Electricity generated by onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies will in the next year be consistently...more
6/3/2019
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BP and McKinsey agree that renewables will be the dominant power source by 2040 -
Greentech Media - February 15 -
McKinsey & Company and British Petroleum both recently released 2019 outlooks for the global...more
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Los Angeles won’t invest $5 billion to rebuild coastal gas plants -
Greentech Media - February 12 -
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Tuesday that the city will not spend $5 billion to rebuild...more
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Federal climate report lays out wide-reaching impacts for an energy system in flux -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Nov 26 A federal climate report released last Friday forecasts sweeping, climate-linked threats to many...more
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San Diego Mayor Faulconer calls for government alternative to SDG&E -
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 25 San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced last Thursday his support for the creation of a government-run...more
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Energy transition to reach ‘point of no return’ by 2035 -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Oct 22 According to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie, by 2035, renewables will likely meet 20 percent of global power demand, up...more
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EDF signs solar deal with SoCal Public Power Authority -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Jul 23 EDF Renewables North America has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Southern California Public Power...more
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California could get more solar, geothermal power from Imperial Valley following lawsuit -
The Desert Sun - Mar 7
As Governor Jerry Brown looks to neighboring states for cheap sources of clean energy, a legal...more
3/16/2018
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FERC rejects Perry's plan to boost coal -
Politico - Jan 8 Federal energy regulators on Monday rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to prop up struggling coal and nuclear power plants, a major defeat...more
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UC researchers identify nontraditional sites for future solar farms -
UC Riverside - Dec 19 There’s a tradeoff when sprawling solar farms pop up on agricultural land: farmland disappears, perhaps forever, in...more
PG&E goes for 165MW of energy storage towards 2024 mandate -
Energy Storage News - Dec 6 Investor-owned utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has furthered its commitment towards the state’s mandated target for energy...more
12/11/2017
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City of Industry publicly approves massive solar farm -
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Oct 12 After working behind closed doors for a year, the City of Industry publicly approved agreements last Thursday to build...more
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California greenhouse gas emissions fall as renewables boom -
PV Magazine - Oct 4 California is leading the energy transition in the United States, including achieving the highest portion of...more
10/10/2017
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California clean economy thriving, but emissions have spiked -
Energy Manager Today -
Aug 22 -
The ninth annual California Green Innovation Index, released by the nonpartisan nonprofit...more
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With a quorum, FERC now grapples with distributed energy trends outpacing market rules -
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Last Thursday evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Powelson,...more
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Solar and wind farm construction costs fell in recent years -
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Based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey data for new, utility-scale...more