State considers more aggressive goals for offshore wind development Bullet Eureka Times-Standard – July 2 Last Monday, the California Energy Commission held a workshop regarding potentially advancing higher offshore wind...more
Renewable electricity powered California just shy of 100% for the first time in history Bullet USA Today – May 3 Renewable electricity met nearly 100% of California's demand for the first time on Saturday, officials said,...more
Offshore wind development blows closer to reality in California Bullet Allen Matkins – March 16 Offshore wind development in federal waters off the California coast is rapidly moving closer to reality. Although construction...more
Offshore wind development in federal waters off the California coast is rapidly moving closer to reality. Although construction and operation remains several years away, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the...more
California offshore wind energy area reaches new milestone -
Offshore WIND – January 12 -
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the draft Assessment on...more
Biden's Build Back Better plan passes House of Representatives as Senate battle looms -
PV-Tech – November 22 -
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed President Joe Biden's Build Back Better act, which now moves...more
11/24/2021
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Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with funding for transmission, hydrogen, and EVs -
Utility Dive – November 8 -
The U.S. House of Representatives last Friday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan...more
11/9/2021
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Biden pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 -
CNBC – April 22 -
On Earth Day, President Joe Biden pledged to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the latest push by the...more
4/27/2021
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Hundreds of U.S. and European companies and investors urge Biden to hike climate target -
Reuters – April 12 -
Hundreds of U.S. and European companies and investors, including Walmart, Apple, General Electric, and...more
4/21/2021
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Biden aims to double U.S. offshore wind capacity in next decade -
North American Windpower – January 28 -
President Biden has signed an Executive Order that proposes to double offshore wind power generation in U.S....more
U.S. Senate approves Allison Clements and Mark Christie for FERC -
Bullet PV-Tech – December 2 -
The U.S. Senate has approved two candidates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that were nominated by...more
12/7/2020
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California shifts $100M in behind-the-meter battery incentives to low-income communities -
Bullet Greentech Media – October 23 -
Amid massive wildfires, rolling blackouts, and the continued threat of large-scale grid...more
11/3/2020
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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
10/19/2020
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Court upholds FERC regulation boosting energy storage -
Bullet The Hill – July 10 -
A federal appeals court this Friday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order 841, which directs regional grid...more
California’s solar mandate to deliver more than 1 GW
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California’s new residential solar mandate, effective from the first day of 2020, is going to add more than 1 gigawatt of...more
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CAISO to develop regional day-ahead market for renewables after participant push -
Utility Dive – September 23 -
The California ISO (CAISO) will move ahead with the development of a stakeholder process to create a...more
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Could offshore wind turbines help power Vandenberg? A French company wants to find out -
The Tribune – August 12 -
Prospects for floating wind projects off California have been stalled for several years, largely...more
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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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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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San Diego at crossroads on 100 percent green power pledge -
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 8 Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer is facing one of the biggest decisions in his more than four years as head of the city...more
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Governor Brown signs key energy storage bill -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Oct 2 Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law S.B.700, a bill that could result in nearly 3 gigawatts of behind-the-meter energy storage...more
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Utility solar procurement booms as the residential market stabilizes in Q2 2018 -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Sep 13 Utility solar project procurement soared in Q2 2018 as component prices declined and home solar...more
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Residential solar capacity additions to remain flat in 2018 -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Jun 12 After a year of 15 percent contraction from 2016, the residential sector will remain flat through 2018, according to the...more
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Kick-off for California offshore -
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The U.S. has taken a major step forward in offshore wind development in the deep waters off the coast of California. The Bureau of...more
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Davis and Yolo County take charge of electricity purchases -
Sacramento Bee - Mar 21 -
Yolo County and the City of Davis are joining a growing number of communities in California in...more