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California Battery Energy Storage Update

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California has set ambitious clean energy standards, mandating that 100% of the state's electricity be supplied by renewable and zero-carbon resources by 2045, with interim targets of 60% by 2030 and 90% by 2035. In order to...more

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Energy Efficiency Enforcement: California Energy Commission and Battery Charger Manufacturer Enter into Settlement Agreement and...

The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (“Black & Decker”) entered into a May 21st Settlement Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the California Appliance...more

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Law Gives California’s Energy Commission Ability to Nudge Oil Refiners to Make Better Inventory Decisions

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 14 signed into law Assembly Bill X2-1, significantly increasing the authority of the California Energy Commission (CEC) to create requirements for the state’s oil refiners to preserve...more

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California Enacts Expansive New Refinery Controls

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On October 14, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into effect ABX2-1, which was developed and passed in a special legislative session. The aggressive new law — ostensibly designed to prevent the sort of supply...more

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California AG Settles With Oil Companies

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California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a $50 million settlement with Vitol, Inc. (Vitol) and SK Energy Americas Inc. along with its parent company SK Trading International (collectively SK), to resolve a lawsuit...more

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CAISO Releases Addendum to Interconnection Process Enhancements Final Proposal Ahead of Board of Governors Meeting

On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued an addendum to its Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) Track 2 Final Proposal, and issued a revised version of that addendum on May...more

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CAISO Releases Ambitious 2023-2024 Transmission Plan To Address State’s Climate Goals

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California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released its draft 2023-2024 Transmission Plan (the 2023-2024 Plan) on April 1, 2024. As expected, the 2023-2024 Plan incorporates projections for significant new generation of...more

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New California Offshore Wind Legislation Addresses Procurement and Permitting

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The offshore wind industry now has California’s answer to a pressing concern—how might the state procure this generation resource? California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a suite of bills that create a mechanism for...more

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New Law Creates Central Procurement Mechanism to Enable Offshore Wind Development

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Governor Newsom, on October 7, 2023, signed AB 1373 into law. The bill authorizes the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to serve as a central procurement entity to procure diverse clean energy resources in order to help the...more

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California Is Paving the Way for Offshore Wind

The California coast is home to some of the best offshore wind resources in the country. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that California's coast has a resource potential of 201,000 megawatts (MW) of...more

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California Energy Commission Finalizes Regs for Renewable and Energy Storage Projects

The highly anticipated emergency regulations describe how the direct permitting process will work under AB 205 - The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) recently finalized its highly anticipated emergency regulations...more

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California Energy Commission Releases Milestone Offshore Wind Energy Report and Sets Maximum Feasible Capacity and Megawatt...

Offshore wind development off the California coast took another step closer to reality on August 10, 2022 with the California Energy Commission’s release of a report setting maximum feasible capacity and megawatt goals for...more

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California Expands Energy Commission’s Jurisdiction to Bolster Clean Energy Development

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 205 into law on June 30, 2022. This legislative effort significantly expands the California Energy Commission (CEC)’s jurisdiction and encourages the development of new clean energy projects....more

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The Missing Piece to California’s Regulatory Puzzle for Accelerating Renewable Energy Development?

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California has long been a leader in the development of renewable energy and the transition to a carbon-free economy. The State recently demonstrated its continuing leadership with the enactment of a new law that may...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

California Releases Its Draft Deployment Plan for Federal Funding Under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) hosted a workshop on Tuesday, June 14 to discuss its recently issued (June 10) proposal to deploy federal electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure funding under the NEVI Program authorized...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

California ISO Survives the Summer with No Blackouts; Battery Energy Storage Beginning to Play Larger Role

The California ISO held its final Summer 2021 Readiness Update call on September 24.  As reported on the call, the California ISO managed to get through summer 2021 without any load-shedding events, in contrast to last...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

FERC Grants Limited Waiver to the CAISO to Immediately Interconnect Gas Turbines

In the wake of Governor Newsom’s July 30, 2021 Emergency Proclamation intended to mitigate the strain on the California energy grid, the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) and the California Energy Commission...more

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California ISO Holds Summer Readiness Update Call for August

On August 31, 2021, the California ISO held its August Summer Readiness Update Call.  During the month of August, the California ISO grid faired well, as temperatures were more mild, and any hot weather was localized, rather...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - May 2020

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The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 05/07/20. Remote Access Only. On 5/1/20 the CPUC issued a notice to hold a Ratesetting Deliberative Meeting on agenda items related to R.17-09-020 (Refinements to the RA...more

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