Extending the Flexibility of Energy Storage With Julia Souder, LDESC — Battery + Storage Podcast
A bill that would enable schools, shopping centers, and landlords of multi-unit residential buildings to use the electricity they collect with their own rooftop solar systems has passed the California Legislature....more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a decision on August 22, 2024, authorizing the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to procure up to 10.6 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy resources, including up to 7.6...more
On August 12, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision setting average and maximum targets and timelines for the large electric investor-owned utilities to connect new customers or upgrade...more
In this episode of the Battery + Storage Podcast, host Bill Derasmo speaks with Julia Souder, CEO of the Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC). Julia shares her creative background in the energy sector, which has...more
On July 8, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Golden State Water Company v. Public Utilities Commission. The petitioners, California Water Association, California-American Water Company, California Water...more
On April 26, 2024, Administrative Law Judge Julie Fitch of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling seeking comments on the use and implementation of a centralized procurement mechanism established in...more
During Q1 of 2024, a number of states moved to significantly change whether and how they implement community solar programs, designed to make solar energy more broadly accessible. This includes major proposals regarding...more
In its 2023–2024 Draft Transmission Plan (Draft Plan) released on April 1, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) proposed the development of 26 transmission projects with an estimated cost of $6.1 billion. The...more
The U.S. Department of Treasury on March 22 issued guidance that further defined what qualifies as an “energy community” under the Inflation Reduction Act, clarifying where developers can site projects to qualify for the...more
On February 15, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its final decision in an ongoing proceeding concerning the Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) framework for Load-Serving Entities (LSEs) in...more
A three-year effort to revamp California’s moribund community-solar market, spurred by state law and backed by solar industry groups, consumer advocates, environmental-justice organizations, labor unions, and the state’s...more
On January 30, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Rulemaking 24-01-008, which will establish requirements and timelines for electric utilities to connect new customers or to upgrade existing ones....more
Electrification is a key pillar in California's effort to decarbonize and combat climate change. Unfortunately, the rapid electrification of buildings, appliances, and transportation, not to mention the proliferation of...more
On January 10, 2024, a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), Judge Julie A. Fitch, issued a Proposed Decision in an ongoing CPUC proceeding concerning the Integrated Resource Planning...more
California has seen significant growth in the adoption of zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure in recent years. Today, one in four vehicles sold in California is a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV), of which an...more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting a regional environmental review of potential development activities on the five offshore wind lease areas off California’s central and north coasts....more
Both Agencies Want to Hear from Local Governments - The FCC will vote on December 13, 2023 to initiate a proceeding to prohibit cable and satellite TV providers from imposing early termination fees and or requiring...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to ease environmental reviews for certain energy storage, solar, and rebuilt or upgraded transmission projects on federal land. Those types of projects — given their limited...more
Introduction - In Gantner v. PG&E Corporation et al. (November 20, 2023) No. S273340, 2023 WL 8010215, the Supreme Court of California (“Court”) unanimously held that a plaintiff’s class action lawsuit against PG&E for...more
On October 12, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) opened a new proceeding, through an Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR), to consider various changes to the Resource Adequacy (RA) framework for...more
Governor Newsom, on October 7, 2023, signed AB 1373 into law. The bill authorizes the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to serve as a central procurement entity to procure diverse clean energy resources in order to help the...more
With California facing a hotter and drier future punctuated by bouts of extreme weather, state officials are moving forward with a new framework for urban water use that could require some suppliers to make cuts of 20% or...more
On August 10, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-1 to approve Resolution TL-19144 and Resolution TL-19145 (the "Resolutions") authorizing Waymo LLC (Waymo) and Cruise LLC (Cruise), respectively,...more
CPUC R.23-04-006 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently launched a rulemaking (R.23-04-006) to implement SB 28 that authorized and directed the CPUC to adopt customer service requirements for state...more