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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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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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
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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
California considers 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030 Bullet Utility Dive – May 10 California energy regulators are considering a preliminary planning goal of 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030, and somewhere between 10 GW and 15 GW...more
City of L.A. to spend $30M on solar generation and storage -
Los Angeles Daily News – September 27 -
As Los Angeles sets out to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035, city officials on Monday announced a $30 million...more
California utilities and clean energy groups urge CPUC to move quickly to free up energy supply -
Utility Dive – August 11 -
Utilities and clean energy groups are urging the California Public Utilities Commission...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
8/9/2021
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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
U.S. Senate approves Allison Clements and Mark Christie for FERC -
Bullet PV-Tech – December 2 -
The U.S. Senate has approved two candidates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that were nominated by...more
12/7/2020
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U.S. solar group pushing Biden to end tariffs, extend subsidies -
Bullet Reuters – November 17 -
Top solar trade group, Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”), released a list of policies it says can be enacted...more
11/23/2020
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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
10/19/2020
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California’s wildfires hampered solar energy production in September -
Bullet Greentech Media – October 1 -
The severe wildfire smoke that cast an orange glow over sections of the West Coast this summer also curtailed...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
9/21/2020
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LS Power energizes world’s biggest battery, just in time for California’s heat wave -
Greentech Media – August 19 -
Stealthy grid infrastructure developer LS Power now operates the largest grid battery in the world....more
U.S. sitting on 145 GW of unused commercial solar potential, according to new Wood Mackenzie study -
Bullet Greentech Media – August 10 -
Wood Mackenzie is forecasting a 32 percent drop in commercial solar...more
8/14/2020
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CCAs eye PPAs for 1 TWh of renewable power -
Bullet Renewables Now – August 3 -
California community choice aggregators (CCAs) San Jose Clean Energy and Peninsula Clean Energy are jointly seeking proposals to buy 1...more
8/11/2020
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Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 -
Renewables Now – July 28 -
Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more
8/4/2020
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FERC finalizes PURPA rule reforms -
Bullet Power Magazine – July 16 -
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has finalized a long-awaited rule revising regulations that govern qualifying small power producers...more
7/27/2020
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House Democrats pass major clean energy bill as Senate GOP mulls timeline for economic stimulus -
Bullet Utility Dive – July 2 -
The House this Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion green recovery package, the Moving Forward...more
7/6/2020
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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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Sunrun launches U.S. virtual power plant -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
Sunrun Inc. and Southern California Edison (SCE) are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual...more
CEC approves Sacramento utility’s contentious community solar plan -
Bullet Greentech Media – February 21 -
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has unanimously approved a controversial shared solar program proposed...more
Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study
- Greentech Media – February 4 -
Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more
2/11/2020
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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