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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In recognition of the substantial effect that widespread use of electric vehicles (EVs) will have in reducing carbon emissions, the state and federal government have set ambitious goals to increase the number of EVs on the...more
10/18/2023
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The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation’s transition to clean energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Monday. Fusion works by...more
10/2/2023
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Figures from the California Energy Commission (CEC) highlight California’s continued progress toward building a more resilient grid, achieving 100% clean electricity, and meeting the state’s carbon neutrality goals. Analysis...more
8/28/2023
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has approved Floventis Energy for the development and operation of CADEMO, the first floating offshore wind farm with 60 MW of capacity, to be located off the California coast near the...more
President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia last Thursday as his administration announced the first-ever sale of offshore wind leases in the Gulf of Mexico, which caps several years of advancing offshore wind in the Pacific...more
Last Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a plan that will set the state on a course to adding 86,000 MW of new resources to the grid by 2035. That amounts to “more than a doubling of the...more
The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined how states and nonprofit groups can apply for $27 billion in funding from a “green bank” that will provide low-cost financing for projects intended to cut planet-warming greenhouse...more
2/17/2023
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering asking electricity providers in the state to procure 4 GW of new capacity to ensure grid reliability, in addition to the 11.5 GW of procurement the regulators...more
1/30/2023
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives for energy storage projects in the U.S. came into effect on January 1, 2023. Standout among those measures is the availability of an investment tax credit (ITC) for investment in...more
1/6/2023
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As utility solar costs drop 82%, U.S. renewable leaders target majority generation share by 2030 -
Bullet Utility Dive – June 3 -
The cost for utility-scale solar PV power has declined 82 percent since 2010, and the costs...more
6/5/2020
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Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study
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Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more
2/11/2020
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BLM approves First Solar’s 450-MW project in Riverside County -
SFGate – January 15 -
The U.S. Department of the Interior this Wednesday announced the authorization of a roughly 3,000-acre solar farm near...more
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Saving water with solar and wind -
PV Magazine – November 6 -
Scientists at Princeton University have found that solar and wind energy offer the added environmental benefit of reducing water usage, by...more
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Bipartisan Senate bill allocates $100M to ease residential solar and storage permitting -
Utility Dive – September 10 -
Senators Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a bill this...more
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Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power. But there’s a problem -
Los Angeles Times – August 27 -
Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for more than a month, but the...more
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Corporate renewables procurement accounted for nearly a quarter of all deals in 2018 -
Greentech Media - February 5 -
According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables (WoodMac), corporate...more
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The floor for ultra-low solar bids? $14 per megawatt-hour -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Aug 2 There’s a bottom to bottoming-out solar bid prices, according to a new report from GTM Research. In recent years, predictable...more
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California leads in new ranking of top performing solar projects -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Jun 1 A first of its kind data set from kWh Analytics ranking production at individual solar power plants around the country...more
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Lawmakers pass spending bill with funds for clean energy -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Mar 23 Congress cleared a spending bill last Friday for the 2018 fiscal year that allocates $1.3 trillion. Despite the Trump...more
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California sets two new solar records -
Greentech Media - Mar 6 Mild temperatures and sunny skies have helped California set two new solar records. On Sunday, March 4, the California Independent System Operator...more
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California greenhouse gas emissions fall as renewables boom -
PV Magazine - Oct 4 California is leading the energy transition in the United States, including achieving the highest portion of...more
10/10/2017
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Solar trade case weighs whether protection will save or sink industry -
Washington Post -
Aug 15 -
Two solar manufacturers are begging the federal government for help, arguing that...more
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California is shattering solar records. This bill could take renewable energy to the next level.
The Desert Sun -
Mar 27 -
With the costs of solar continuing to fall, and wind...more
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Can California go 100 percent green? -
Scientific American -
Mar 13 -
Environmentalists are cheering California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León's (D) plan to double, and...more