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California farmers are planting solar panels as water supplies dry up -
Los Angeles Times – July 31 -
In the San Joaquin Valley alone, farmers may need to take more than half a million acres out of production to...more
8/5/2019
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NREL study shows mass potential for storage to provide peaking capacity -
Utility Dive – July 10 -
The booming U.S. battery storage market is showing no signs of slowing down, and a new report says its prospects...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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Investors confident in U.S. renewables, especially utility-scale solar: ACORE -
Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
One year into its campaign of reaching $1 trillion in U.S. private-sector investment in...more
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California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers -
Los Angeles Times – June 5 -
California set two renewable energy records last week: the most solar power ever flowing on the state’s main...more
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In new challenge for California’s utilities, rating agency warms to community aggregators -
Greentech Media - May 7 -
The community choice aggregators disrupting California’s electricity market have come a...more
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Google, GM, and other corporate giants form renewable energy alliance -
CNBC - March 28 -
Some of the nation’s largest tech firms, manufacturers, and consumer companies last Thursday launched the Renewable...more
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AMS breaks 2 gigawatt-hours in grid services -
Greentech Media - March 19 -
The competition for the title of "world’s largest virtual power plant (VPP)" has largely been focused on residential solar-battery...more
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Utility-scale solar projections now exceed pre-tariff forecasts -
Greentech Media - March 13 -
Projections for utility-scale solar growth from 2020 to 2022 now exceed forecasts drafted before the Trump...more
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San Bernardino County slams the brakes on big solar projects -
Los Angeles Times - February 28 -
California's largest county has banned the construction of large solar and wind farms on more than 1 million...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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New siting survey underscores major solar potential in San Diego -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Jan 15 The nonprofit Clean Coalition has released a new resource highlighting the significant level of...more
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Behind-the-meter solar PV and energy storage set to shift California time-of-use rates -
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE - Dec 12 A new white paper from Enel X explores how behind-the-meter solar PV and energy storage are...more
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California utilities topping renewable targets and driving down contract prices, according to CPUC -
NORTH AMERICAN WINDPOWER - Nov 13 A new California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) report says the state’s...more
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Cheaper battery is unveiled as a step to a carbon-free grid -
NEW YORK TIMES - Sep 26 Lithium-ion batteries have become essential for powering electric cars and storing energy generated by solar panels and wind...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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California rejects regional grid bill -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Sep 4 Assembly Bill 813 , a bill that sought to expand California’s electric grid and integrate it with the transmission systems of neighboring...more
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GOP senators want to exempt giant solar farm panels from tariffs -
BLOOMBERG - May 11 Republican senators from five states with big solar farms are asking the Trump administration to exempt the workhorse of...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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California sets two new solar records -
Greentech Media - Mar 6 Mild temperatures and sunny skies have helped California set two new solar records. On Sunday, March 4, the California Independent System Operator...more
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More than 100 cities worldwide now powered primarily by renewable energy -
Inside Climate News - Feb 27 A new report released Tuesday by the London-based environmental group CDP finds that more than 100 cities...more
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Trump’s proposed budget slashes funding for clean energy programs -
Greentech Media - Feb 14 The Trump administration’s proposed 2019 budget, released on Monday, proposes cuts to several clean energy programs....more
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Western Energy Imbalance Market produces ‘solid’ benefits in Q4 -
Solar Industry Magazine - Feb 2 The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has released its western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)...more
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2018 could see wave of West Coast climate pollution pricing -
Reuters - Jan 17 If elected officials get their way, the entire West Coast of North America could be putting a price on pollution by the end of this...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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