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Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power. But there’s a problem -
Los Angeles Times – August 27 -
Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for more than a month, but the...more
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California proposes $100M in energy storage incentives to boost wildfire resiliency -
Greentech Media – August 21 -
California regulators want to direct $100 million in state energy storage incentives to a...more
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Could offshore wind turbines help power Vandenberg? A French company wants to find out -
The Tribune – August 12 -
Prospects for floating wind projects off California have been stalled for several years, largely...more
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Duke Energy completes acquisition of 150-MW California solar project -
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Duke Energy Renewables has acquired the 150-megawatt North Rosamond solar project in Kern County from Clearway Energy...more
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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
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House lawmakers introduce energy storage tax credit -
Utility Dive - April 5 -
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., last Thursday introduced legislation long awaited by clean energy advocates: a tax credit for energy...more
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U.S. energy storage broke records in 2018, but the best is yet to come -
Greentech Media - March 5 -
The U.S. energy storage industry delivered record deployments in 2018, driven by a strong fourth quarter...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
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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
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Behind-the-meter solar PV and energy storage set to shift California time-of-use rates -
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE - Dec 12 A new white paper from Enel X explores how behind-the-meter solar PV and energy storage are...more
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Nevada voters approve 50% renewable portfolio standard -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Nov 7 On Tuesday, Nevada voters approved Question 6, a measure to increase the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50...more
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San Diego at crossroads on 100 percent green power pledge -
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 8 Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer is facing one of the biggest decisions in his more than four years as head of the city...more
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Cheaper battery is unveiled as a step to a carbon-free grid -
NEW YORK TIMES - Sep 26 Lithium-ion batteries have become essential for powering electric cars and storing energy generated by solar panels and wind...more
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Governor Brown signs 100% clean energy bill -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Sep 10 Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 100 into law on Monday, completing the legislative effort to transition California to fossil-fuel-free...more
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California rejects regional grid bill -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Sep 4 Assembly Bill 813 , a bill that sought to expand California’s electric grid and integrate it with the transmission systems of neighboring...more
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Reversal of Clean Power Plan won’t hurt renewables, but it may boost coal -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Aug 21 Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Affordable Clean Energy rule, a rework of President...more
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The floor for ultra-low solar bids? $14 per megawatt-hour -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Aug 2 There’s a bottom to bottoming-out solar bid prices, according to a new report from GTM Research. In recent years, predictable...more
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No longer a novelty, clean energy technologies boom all across the U.S. -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Jul 19 A new report and interactive map released this week by Environment America takes stock of U.S. clean energy...more
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California slashes emissions, hits major greenhouse gas goal years early -
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Jul 13 In a major win for California’s fight against global warming, the state appears to have hit its first...more
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Falling battery costs to enable wind and solar generation to hit 50% globally by 2050 -
PV-TECH - Jun 19 Wind and solar could provide half of the world’s energy generation by 2050 on the back of continually...more
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Lawmakers pass spending bill with funds for clean energy -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Mar 23 Congress cleared a spending bill last Friday for the 2018 fiscal year that allocates $1.3 trillion. Despite the Trump...more
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Trump’s proposed budget slashes funding for clean energy programs -
Greentech Media - Feb 14 The Trump administration’s proposed 2019 budget, released on Monday, proposes cuts to several clean energy programs....more
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In stunning reversal, Trump could open California desert to more solar and wind farms -
Desert Sun - Feb 1 In an unexpected announcement with potentially dramatic consequences for the California desert, the...more
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FERC rejects Perry's plan to boost coal -
Politico - Jan 8 Federal energy regulators on Monday rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to prop up struggling coal and nuclear power plants, a major defeat...more
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How corporations ‘bypassed politics’ to lead on clean energy in 2017 -
Greentech Media - Dec 29 As of December 12, when heads of state joined to commemorate the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement, 327...more