A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from...more
6/14/2024
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Bureau of Land Management ,
California ,
Clean Power Plan ,
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Environmental Assessments ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State Budgets ,
Transmission Lines ,
Tribal Lands
California’s utilities regulator on May 30 adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will undercut efforts to expand solar power options for lower-income...more
6/10/2024
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Electricity ,
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Geothermal Energy ,
Offshore Wind ,
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Solar Energy
The California Independent System Operator’s board on May 23 approved a $6.1 billion, 10-year transmission plan that includes projects to deliver offshore wind to customers. Transmission projects to access clean energy...more
6/4/2024
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Biden Administration ,
CAISO ,
California Fish and Game Commission ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Fully Protected Species ,
Incidental Take Permits ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Transmission Planning ,
Wind Farm
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, who represents California’s north coast, has sent a letter to federal regulators asking that they “urgently place” a senior official in the state to respond to tribal needs as wind power is developed...more
This year marks the 10th anniversary of a major milestone in California water law history: the enactment of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014. This landmark legislation signaled a critical step toward...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to...more
5/16/2024
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Bureau of Land Management ,
Charging Stations ,
China ,
Department of the Interior ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Microsoft ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid ,
Wind Power
Governor Gavin Newsom said on April 25 that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was still not enough to avoid blackouts during heat...more
5/8/2024
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California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
New Jersey ,
Offshore Wind ,
Power Grid ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Transfers ,
U.S. Treasury
The Biden administration on April 25 finalized a rule meant to speed up federal permits for major transmission lines, part of a broader push to expand America’s electric grids. Administration officials are increasingly...more
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized the Renewable Energy Rule, which will cut fees by up to 80% for wind and solar projects developed on federal land. In addition, the DOI announced...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $20 billion in federal “green bank” grants to eight community development banks and nonprofit organizations to use on projects combating climate change in disadvantaged...more
Powerful pumps that supply much of California’s population with water have killed several thousand threatened and endangered fish this year, prompting environmental groups to demand that state and federal agencies take...more
4/15/2024
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Department of Environmental Quality ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Policies ,
Farms ,
Groundwater ,
Rivers ,
Water ,
Water Management ,
Water Supplies
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is proposing $6.1 billion in transmission projects, primarily to help deliver offshore wind to customers, according to a draft transmission plan released on April 1....more
4/12/2024
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Sector ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Farm ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
USDA
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
3/29/2024
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Coal Mines ,
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Department of the Interior ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wal-Mart
The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility...more
3/25/2024
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Offshore Wind ,
Popular ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have released final rules on Inflation Reduction Act provisions that aim to expand the reach of the clean energy tax credits. The Act created the new elective pay and...more
3/8/2024
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Chevron ,
Energy Storage ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Offshore Wind ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and in other rural areas, the Biden administration announced on February 27....more
California energy regulators, during their meeting on February 15, approved a sweeping plan to reduce the state’s yearly electric sector greenhouse gas emissions to 25 million metric tons by 2035, down nearly 60% compared to...more
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) last Thursday asked federal regulators for permission to cancel its annual interconnection study process for any interconnection requests submitted this year so it can deal...more
2/19/2024
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BOEM ,
CAISO ,
California ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Interconnections ,
Offshore Wind ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Farm
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reviewing 20 major renewable energy projects — mostly solar — across the West that would cover as much as 193,000 acres of federal land, and generate 13,845 MW of electricity, or enough...more
2/14/2024
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California Energy Commission ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Federal Land ,
FERC ,
Groundwater ,
Hydropower ,
New Jersey ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Public Health ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Grid
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released final plans to protect endangered North American right whales, of which there are only about 360 left in the world....more
The California Energy Commission (CEC) last Friday released a draft strategic plan for offshore wind development, which estimates a potential generation capacity of up to 59.6 GW off the state’s coast and lays out strategies...more
1/29/2024
/ Bureau of Land Management ,
California Energy Commission ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pentagon ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Transmission Lines ,
Tribal Lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced an update to its 2012 plan for solar power development in the western U.S., adding five states to the original six. The original plan identified prime areas for solar development...more
1/23/2024
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Charging Stations ,
Department of the Interior ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Offshore Wind ,
Public Land ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Grid
U.S. battery storage capacity is poised for a record year in 2024 with Texas and California continuing to lead the country in new additions, after installations reached a new record last quarter....more
Top water officials for the seven Colorado River Basin states met in December 2023 at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference to resume negotiating a new compromise for how they will share — and cut back on —...more
1/15/2024
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Bureau of Reclamation ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Construction Industry ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Drought ,
Farmers ,
Food Supply ,
Housing Developers ,
Rivers ,
Water ,
Water Conservation ,
Water Management ,
Water Supplies ,
Wetlands