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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BLM approves construction of large California solar projects Bullet E&E News – June 13 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authorized construction work to begin on two solar projects in Southern California, which would be...more
Biden orders emergency steps to boost U.S. solar production Bullet Associated Press – June 6 President Joe Biden on Monday ordered emergency measures to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a...more
Interior Department announces first offshore California wind lease sale Bullet The Hill – May 26 The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first proposed wind power lease sales offshore in California and off the West...more
Renewable electricity powered California just shy of 100% for the first time in history Bullet USA Today – May 3 Renewable electricity met nearly 100% of California's demand for the first time on Saturday, officials said,...more
California grid reaches record 97.6% renewable share - Renew Economy – April 19 - California has set a new record of 97.6% instantaneous renewables on its grid, marking a major new milestone on the way to a carbon free grid...more
Biden administration launches new effort to help communities with energy transition -
The Hill – September 15 -
The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a new initiative aimed at helping communities transition away...more
BLM announces plans to revise regulations for solar and wind on public lands -
The Hill – August 31 -
The Biden administration announced that it would "revise" regulations pertaining to renewable energy on public...more
DOE turns its focus toward equity with commitment to lowering solar deployment barriers -
Utility Dive – May 5 -
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday announced plans to encourage deployment of more solar and...more
President Biden readies second batch of climate orders -
Reuters – January 21 -
Building on his executive orders signed on the afternoon of Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden will announce a second round of...more
Record 15.4 GW of utility-scale solar to come online in the U.S. this year, EIA says -
PV-Tech – January 11 -
A record amount of utility-scale PV capacity is expected to be connected to the grid in the U.S. this year,...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
California leading push for renewable power -
Bullet KPBS – October 26 -
The use of renewable energy is surging in California. A new report from Environment California Research shows that there has been a huge jump in...more
The first major long-duration storage procurement has arrived -
Bullet Greentech Media – October 16 -
California regulators said this year that the state will need 1 gigawatt of long-duration storage by 2026. But the...more
10/26/2020
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SEIA report finds corporations have invested in 8,300 MW of U.S. solar -
Bullet Solar Power World – October 7 -
Tech giants, major retailers, and other corporate leaders are making significant investments in clean...more
10/8/2020
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Utility-scale solar remains resilient despite pandemic -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – September 10 -
The U.S. solar market installed 3.5 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in Q2, a 6% drop from Q1...more
9/17/2020
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Federal lands woefully underutilized for utility-scale solar, according to new study -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – June 22 -
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages lands across Arizona, New Mexico,...more
6/29/2020
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New solar, wind competitive leasing program to start for U.S. public lands -
Renewable Energy World -
Nov 15 -
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a rule that...more
11/18/2016
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California needs to invest $5B in transmission to support renewables goals -
Utility Dive -
Nov 2 -
Staff of the California Energy Commission have completed an assessment of the...more
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Solar, wind developers: U.S. desert plan hurts renewable energy -
Reuters - Sep 14 -
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Interior unveiled the first phase of the Desert Renewable...more
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Ninth Circuit upholds wind farm approval -
Courthouse News Service - Jun 7 -
Federal regulators adequately addressed whether a proposed wind turbine project near San Diego would...more
6/13/2016
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BLM issues new guidelines to streamline solar development in Western U.S. -
UtilityDive - Mar 5 -
New guidelines from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) streamline the implementation...more
Renewable Energy Focus - SunPower buys Infigen’s 1.5-gigawatt U.S. solar power pipeline: Bloomberg - Jul 27 -
SunPower Corp., the second-biggest U.S. solar manufacturer, bought 1.5 gigawatts of projects under...more
8/3/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - Wyoming-to-California lines for wind power clear hurdle: REVE Wind News - May 2:
A planned 730-mile power line project to export Wyoming wind power to Southern California has passed a...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Feds plan bidding for solar, wind farm leases: Courthouse News Service - Oct 4:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning more incentives for developing solar and wind energy on federal...more