Although the concrete statistics for the final months of last year aren’t in yet, the EIA says it expects renewable generation capacity to have accounted for most of the 2016 capacity additions in the country.
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Renewable Energy Update – January 2017 #2
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Renewable Energy Update – September 2016 #3
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Interior unveiled the first phase of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.
California’s New Climate Change Law Tempered By Uncertainty About Its Cap And Trade Program
By Katie Jorrie, Kerry Shea | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 32 last week codifying into law his office’s emission reduction goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below the 1990 level by 2030.
CPUC Cracks Down On Secrecy Of Utility Data
By Zeb Zankel | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
For California utilities, ensuring their information stays confidential just got harder.
3 Insider Clues That Demand Response Is The Key To A Clean Energy Future In California And Beyond
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
California is at the forefront of the clean energy revolution. Innovative policies have helped make the state number one in solar installations and clean tech, and meet the 33 percent renewable energy goal early. This has provided the courage to set a course for half of the Golden state’s electricity to be renewably-sourced by 2030.… Keep reading →
To Keep Lights On In LA, State’s Aliso Canyon Action Plan Must Fix Energy Markets, Maximize Smart Energy Solutions
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Ongoing fallout from the catastrophic failure at the Southern California Gas Company’s Aliso Canyon storage facility is exposing a critical weakness in the state’s energy system. Overdependence on natural gas – and on one provider of that gas – means we don’t have the flexibility we need to cope if things go wrong. And now… Keep reading →
Here Comes The Sun: New CPUC Tariff Preserves Most Benefits For Rooftop Solar
By Michael Hindus, Katherine Vorhis | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
On January 28, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission voted in a 3-2 decision to approve a new tariff that preserves net energy metering.
Renewable Energy Update – January 2016 #4
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
The Supreme Court sided with federal regulators last Monday, upholding a rule meant to incentivize efforts to reduce electricity demand.
The California Gas Disaster: What Comes Next and Where Else Could it Happen?
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
The ongoing leak at the Aliso Canyon natural gas facility owned by Southern California Gas has driven more than 2,000 families from their homes in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles and prompted Gov. Brown to declare a state of emergency. It’s dumped an estimated 83 thousand metric tons of methane into the atmosphere… Keep reading →
California’s Solar Energy-Friendly Policy Survives… For Now
By Joshua Nelson, Glen Price, Ashley Ratliff | Best Best & Krieger LLP
The California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision adopting the successor to the existing Net Energy Metering tariff.
