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Oregon’s New Microgrid Legislation: Paving the Way for Energy Resilience

Oregon has taken a groundbreaking step in clean energy with the enactment of two pioneering microgrid bills—HB 2065 and HB 2066. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, there are currently 692 microgrids...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - July 2020 #5

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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

Perkins Coie

CPUC Adopts Short-Term Actions to Accelerate Microgrid Deployment

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on June 17, 2020, issued its Decision Adopting Short-Term Actions to Accelerate Microgrid Deployment and Related Resiliency Solutions in California. This decision represents a...more

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Microgrids on the Rise as CPUC Seeks to Streamline Resiliency Projects

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The state of California is calling for more investments in microgrids for electric power resiliency. Spurred by a 2018 legislative effort that recognized the multitude of benefits microgrid technologies can offer (e.g., grid...more

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Is Pittsburgh International Airport’s New Energy Microgrid Sustainability In Action Or The Opposite?

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Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) announced this week that it is establishing a microgrid to supply power at the airport, connected to the main electrical power grid in case of emergency but otherwise separate from it. ...more

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Ohio House Bill 247: Expanding the Role of Regulated Utilities

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On May 15, 2019, Representative Dick Stein (R) introduced House Bill 247, which proposes significant changes to Ohio’s energy landscape and would expand the ability of Ohio’s regulated distribution utilities to own and...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - July 2019

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Focus - NREL study shows mass potential for storage to provide peaking capacity - Utility Dive – July 10 - The booming U.S. battery storage market is showing no signs of slowing down, and a new report says its prospects...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Energizer – Volume 41

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A biweekly update on blockchain technology applications, distributed energy resources, and other innovative technologies in the energy sector. There is a lot of buzz around blockchain technology, distributed energy resources...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - March 2019 #4

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Focus - AMS breaks 2 gigawatt-hours in grid services - Greentech Media - March 19 - The competition for the title of "world’s largest virtual power plant (VPP)" has largely been focused on residential solar-battery...more

Hogan Lovells

Energy Snippets

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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

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Projects and energy weekly snippets

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World Bank approves US$40m for Madagascar’s electricity sector - The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$40 million to improve Madagascar’s electricity sector governance and...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - May 2018 #2

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Focus - GOP senators want to exempt giant solar farm panels from tariffs - BLOOMBERG - May 11 Republican senators from five states with big solar farms are asking the Trump administration to exempt the workhorse of...more

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California Regulatory Happenings for the Week of April 16 ,2018

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CPUC Commissioner’s Meeting - The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 4/26/18. Agenda Items of Interest: #2 Approval of request for modifications to electric Rule 21 tariff to incorporate smart inverter phase 3...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - March 2018 #3

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Focus - California could get more solar, geothermal power from Imperial Valley following lawsuit - The Desert Sun - Mar 7 As Governor Jerry Brown looks to neighboring states for cheap sources of clean energy, a legal...more

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Projects and Energy Weekly Snippets

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New power generation exemption framework creates fresh hurdles for IPPs - Titled “Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice”, the amendment was published in the Government Gazette of 10 November 2017, and signed by...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - March 2018

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Focus - More than 100 cities worldwide now powered primarily by renewable energy - Inside Climate News - Feb 27 A new report released Tuesday by the London-based environmental group CDP finds that more than 100 cities...more

Morgan Lewis

California Energy Legislation Roundup 2017: A Focus on Protecting the Environment and Environmental Justice

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For energy industry observers, the 2017 California state legislative session produced a few significant bills (concerning extension of the cap and trade program and regulation of criteria air pollutants and toxic air...more

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Blockchain Technology Could be Key to Smarter Energy Grid

The same technology underlying the efficiency of bitcoin transactions and largely responsible for the online currency’s success could be the key to developing a smarter energy grid. Blockchain, a shared, encrypted ledger...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - August 2017 #4

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Sustainable Development Focus - LADWP fast-tracks major solar battery project - Solar Industry Magazine - Aug 17 - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) last Tuesday advanced a utility-scale...more

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