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The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service continue to issue guidance regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which modified and extended the clean energy investment tax credit (ITC) under...more
The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation’s transition to clean energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Monday. Fusion works by...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
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
There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport industries, and how these developments can...more
The State of Wisconsin adopted a suite of amendments to its PACE statute (Wis. Stat. § 66.0627(8)) on March 14, 2022 through 2021 Wisconsin Act 175 (the “Act”).1 The Act was the only major clean energy bill that passed...more
California prepares for $10.5M port renovations for offshore wind development - Utility Dive – March 11 - The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved $10.5 million in funding to renovate the Port of Humboldt Bay in...more
Renewable energy became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020 - Solar Industry Magazine – December 23 - In 2020, renewable energy sources – including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal...more
EIA: California hydroelectric facilities continue to respond to prices despite drought - Renewable Energy World – December 7 - Despite widespread drought conditions, hydroelectric power plants in the California...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
San Diego County to expand its renewable energy sources - The San Diego Union-Tribune – October 20 - In addition to renewable energy projects featuring solar, wind, and energy storage, the San Diego County Board of...more
Newsom issues emergency proclamation to free up extra sources of power - Los Angeles Times – July 31 - Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on July 30 to free up additional power and to help make sure the...more
State Senator Wiener introduces the Solar Access Act - Solar Industry Magazine – February 22 - California State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, has introduced SB 617, the Solar Access Act. The proposed...more
Biden announces Granholm as nominee for energy post - Bullet The Detroit News – December 17 - President-elect Joe Biden formally announced Thursday his intent to nominate former two-term Michigan Governor Jennifer...more
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
Wildfire smoke decreases California solar energy output - KQED – September 11 - Thick layers of ash and smoke in California have made it harder for solar panels to absorb sunlight, decreasing their energy output by as...more
Focus - BLM approves First Solar’s 450-MW project in Riverside County - SFGate – January 15 - The U.S. Department of the Interior this Wednesday announced the authorization of a roughly 3,000-acre solar farm near...more
Focus - BLM says it will approve largest U.S. solar farm - Los Angeles Times – January 1 - Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way...more
Focus - Clean Power Alliance is looking for renewables, at all scales - PV Magazine – October 23 - Community choice aggregators (CCAs), entities formed by local governments to take over the procurement of energy in...more
Focus - California bill proposes a backstop authority to secure state’s power grid needs - Greentech Media - April 17 - California lawmakers are grappling with a complicated yet critical issue — how to secure the...more
A new study commissioned by the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) reflects on opportunities for corporates, municipalities, and intensive power users looking for affordable and low carbon ways of securing...more
When harrow met solar: U.S. land-use competition heats up - Reuters - January 28 - Installed solar capacity in the U.S. last year reached 60 gigawatts, up from about 9 gigawatts a decade ago, according to the Solar Energy...more
Focus - EIA sees strong renewable growth over next two years - RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD - Jan 22 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that non-hydroelectric renewable energy resources such as solar and...more
Ramaphosa's Saudi deal a boost for renewables - President Cyril Ramaphosa's recently signed ZAR12 billion renewable energy investment deal with Saudi Arabia, was widely welcomed as a much-needed lift for the economy and...more
Boost for renewables as air quality concerns grow - Coal-fired power in South Africa risks breaching the country's air pollution laws, making the case for stronger investment in renewables. If new air quality rules become...more