Renewable electricity powered California just shy of 100% for the first time in history Bullet USA Today – May 3 Renewable electricity met nearly 100% of California's demand for the first time on Saturday, officials said,...more
California grid reaches record 97.6% renewable share - Renew Economy – April 19 - California has set a new record of 97.6% instantaneous renewables on its grid, marking a major new milestone on the way to a carbon free grid...more
Biden administration launches new effort to help communities with energy transition -
The Hill – September 15 -
The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a new initiative aimed at helping communities transition away...more
BLM announces plans to revise regulations for solar and wind on public lands -
The Hill – August 31 -
The Biden administration announced that it would "revise" regulations pertaining to renewable energy on public...more
DOE turns its focus toward equity with commitment to lowering solar deployment barriers -
Utility Dive – May 5 -
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday announced plans to encourage deployment of more solar and...more
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
Record 15.4 GW of utility-scale solar to come online in the U.S. this year, EIA says -
PV-Tech – January 11 -
A record amount of utility-scale PV capacity is expected to be connected to the grid in the U.S. this year,...more
Biden announces Granholm as nominee for energy post -
Bullet The Detroit News – December 17 -
President-elect Joe Biden formally announced Thursday his intent to nominate former two-term Michigan Governor Jennifer...more
California leading push for renewable power -
Bullet KPBS – October 26 -
The use of renewable energy is surging in California. A new report from Environment California Research shows that there has been a huge jump in...more
The first major long-duration storage procurement has arrived -
Bullet Greentech Media – October 16 -
California regulators said this year that the state will need 1 gigawatt of long-duration storage by 2026. But the...more
10/26/2020
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SEIA report finds corporations have invested in 8,300 MW of U.S. solar -
Bullet Solar Power World – October 7 -
Tech giants, major retailers, and other corporate leaders are making significant investments in clean...more
10/8/2020
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Utility-scale solar remains resilient despite pandemic -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – September 10 -
The U.S. solar market installed 3.5 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in Q2, a 6% drop from Q1...more
9/17/2020
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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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New solar, wind competitive leasing program to start for U.S. public lands -
Renewable Energy World -
Nov 15 -
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a rule that...more
11/18/2016
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California needs to invest $5B in transmission to support renewables goals -
Utility Dive -
Nov 2 -
Staff of the California Energy Commission have completed an assessment of the...more
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Solar, wind developers: U.S. desert plan hurts renewable energy -
Reuters - Sep 14 -
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Interior unveiled the first phase of the Desert Renewable...more
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Ninth Circuit upholds wind farm approval -
Courthouse News Service - Jun 7 -
Federal regulators adequately addressed whether a proposed wind turbine project near San Diego would...more
6/13/2016
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BLM issues new guidelines to streamline solar development in Western U.S. -
UtilityDive - Mar 5 -
New guidelines from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) streamline the implementation...more
Renewable Energy Focus - SunPower buys Infigen’s 1.5-gigawatt U.S. solar power pipeline: Bloomberg - Jul 27 -
SunPower Corp., the second-biggest U.S. solar manufacturer, bought 1.5 gigawatts of projects under...more
8/3/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - Wyoming-to-California lines for wind power clear hurdle: REVE Wind News - May 2:
A planned 730-mile power line project to export Wyoming wind power to Southern California has passed a...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Feds plan bidding for solar, wind farm leases: Courthouse News Service - Oct 4:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning more incentives for developing solar and wind energy on federal...more