The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved three energy project contracts proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), as well as four contracts proposed by Southern California Edison (SCE), that will...more
1/20/2023
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The White House Council on Environmental Quality’s interim greenhouse gas emissions guidance will ease the permitting process for clean energy projects, according to renewable energy trade groups....more
1/13/2023
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives for energy storage projects in the U.S. came into effect on January 1, 2023. Standout among those measures is the availability of an investment tax credit (ITC) for investment in...more
1/6/2023
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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has enacted market rule changes to make it easier for energy storage to provide grid ancillary services and help grid reliability....more
California utility regulators on Thursday approved major changes to the state’s booming rooftop solar market that they say will more evenly spread the cost of energy and help reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels in the...more
12/22/2022
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In early November, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by the Navajo Nation that could have far-reaching impacts on tribal water rights in the Colorado River Basin....more
The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion at a national lab in California, marking a major step toward developing a new, sustainable form of energy that releases virtually no...more
12/16/2022
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Western day-ahead market could save $1.2B a year, boost renewables output 1,800+ GWh: CAISO report -
Utility Dive – November 23 -
A day-ahead market across the western U.S. could save the region up to $1.2 billion a...more
California adds ambitious targets to revised climate change strategy -
KCET – November 17 -
The California Air Resources Board has unveiled a new version of its strategy for battling climate change. If adopted by the...more
U.S. residential solar market in growth mode, although market changes lie ahead - PV-Tech – October 27 - The U.S. residential solar market saw its fifth consecutive record for both customer additions and quarterly...more
First lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast - Associated Press – October 18 - The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said October 18....more
FEMA plan sparks fears of renewables slowdown - E&E News – October 12 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing stricter requirements for renewable installations to withstand natural disasters, prompting...more
U.S. proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand - Associated Press – September 29 - The Biden administration on September 29 proposed a new permitting program for wind energy turbines, power lines, and other...more
DOE opens $7B hydrogen hub funding opportunity Bullet Utility Dive – September 23 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is accepting applications for $7 billion in funding to develop at least a half dozen regional clean...more
Governor Newsom signs sweeping climate legislation - ABC News – September 16 - Governor Gavin Newsom on September 16 signed a package of bills to expand California's reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions...more
Real-time pricing, new rates, and enabling technologies target demand flexibility to ease California outages Bullet Utility Dive – September 13 Growing California power system reliability threats made vivid by early September...more
On Monday, September 12, 2022, a California Court of Appeal upheld a decision that the State Water Resources Control Board (the “Board”) lacks jurisdictional authority to issue curtailment notices to pre-1914 appropriative...more
California legislators reject bill to curb agricultural groundwater pumping -
The Bakersfield Californian – September 4 -
California lawmakers have rejected proposed legislation seeking to rein in agricultural...more
California legislature aims for 90% clean electricity by 2035 as part of sweeping climate package - Utility Dive – September 2 - California lawmakers passed a series of climate-related bills last week. Among the bills that...more
U.S. homeowners add rooftop solar at record pace to cut power bills Bullet The Orange County Register – August 29 U.S. households will install a record amount of solar this year to help slash electricity bills, according to a...more
Expansion of clean energy loans is ‘sleeping giant’ of climate bill -
The New York Times – August 22 -
Tucked into the Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed last week is a major expansion of federal loan...more
California NEM 3.0: Regulators propose 1-year delay to net metering decision Bullet Renewable Energy World – August 16 California regulators want to take another year to evaluate potential changes to the state's net energy...more
Historic climate bill faces state schism on clean energy Bullet E&E News – August 8 The suite of tax incentives in the $369 billion “Inflation Reduction Act” could spur record-setting growth in wind and solar capacity if...more
U.S. storage providers increasingly use price arbitrage strategies to maximize income: EIA - Utility Dive – August 3 - Utility-scale energy storage in the U.S. grid rose from 1.4 GW at the end of 2020 to 4.6 GW last year,...more
Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes - Associated Press – July 28 - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin this week announced an expansive agreement, the Inflation Reduction Act of...more