Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are an essential component of California’s leading energy transition strategy, enabling the state to integrate renewable energy production, stabilize the grid and ensure a reliable energy...more
The California Public Utilities Commission has reformed its Resource Adequacy program in an effort to ensure a reliable power supply statewide. The Commission recognized significant delays development projects face due to...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved an innovative new method to help unlock merchant transmission development in the Western United States. The new subscriber participating transmission owner...more
The California Public Utilities Commission has clarified that load-serving entities must have projects online by June 1 to meet annual renewable or zero-emissions energy targets, but they do not have to include these...more
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the most comprehensive corporate climate disclosure laws in the United States to date. The three new laws—Senate Bill 253 (SB 253), Senate Bill 261 (SB 261), and...more