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Interior Department announces first offshore California wind lease sale Bullet The Hill – May 26 The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first proposed wind power lease sales offshore in California and off the West...more
California considers 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030 Bullet Utility Dive – May 10 California energy regulators are considering a preliminary planning goal of 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030, and somewhere between 10 GW and 15 GW...more
City of L.A. to spend $30M on solar generation and storage - Los Angeles Daily News – September 27 - As Los Angeles sets out to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035, city officials on Monday announced a $30 million...more
Newsom issues emergency proclamation to free up extra sources of power - Los Angeles Times – July 31 - Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on July 30 to free up additional power and to help make sure the...more
On March 2, 2021, and after a short-lived debate, the Mexican Federal Senate approved a bill that will modify Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law, effectively reversing rights granted to private investors in that sector (the...more
President Andres Manuel López Obrador has sent to the House of Representatives a preferential bill to reform the Electricity Industry Law, which Congress will be required to discuss in the next 60 days....more
U.S. solar group pushing Biden to end tariffs, extend subsidies - Bullet Reuters – November 17 - Top solar trade group, Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”), released a list of policies it says can be enacted...more
Environmentalists and dam operators, at war for years, start making peace - The New York Times – October 13 - The National Hydropower Association and several environmental groups announced an agreement this Tuesday to...more
California’s wildfires hampered solar energy production in September - Bullet Greentech Media – October 1 - The severe wildfire smoke that cast an orange glow over sections of the West Coast this summer also curtailed...more
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
LS Power energizes world’s biggest battery, just in time for California’s heat wave - Greentech Media – August 19 - Stealthy grid infrastructure developer LS Power now operates the largest grid battery in the world....more
U.S. sitting on 145 GW of unused commercial solar potential, according to new Wood Mackenzie study - Bullet Greentech Media – August 10 - Wood Mackenzie is forecasting a 32 percent drop in commercial solar...more
In the past ten years, the cost of a solar panel installation has fallen by over 60 percent. As a result, onsite solar power has become an increasingly attractive way for consumers to manage electric costs and achieve...more
Sunrun launches U.S. virtual power plant - Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 - Sunrun Inc. and Southern California Edison (SCE) are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual...more
Topics covered include tax equity, the solar start of construction rules, the investment tax credit (“ITC”) and tax basis risk after the Federal Circuit’s opinion in Alta Wind, the inverted lease structure, back-leverage...more
As sustainability has moved up the agenda across the globe, politicians, investors, corporates, and multinational funding bodies have taken note. In the public sector, governments and intergovernmental organisations have...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa Eskom sticks on price for renewables The standoff between the Department of Energy and power utility Eskom looks set to continue for a while, with both sides digging in on...more
Sustainable Development Focus - California school district to save millions - Solar Industry Magazine - Sep 29 - The Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) in California and SunPower Corp. have announced...more
Renewable Energy Focus - White House pledges support for Salton Sea, geothermal energy - The Desert Sun - Sep 1 - The federal government is stepping up its commitment to the Salton Sea and exploring the...more
Recent trends demonstrate a rapid growth in corporations directly buying renewable energy from wind, solar and other renewable energy generators. Renewable energy capacity under corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs)...more