U.S. Senate approves Allison Clements and Mark Christie for FERC -
Bullet PV-Tech – December 2 -
The U.S. Senate has approved two candidates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that were nominated by...more
12/7/2020
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FERC proposes transmission rating reform and upholds PURPA order -
Bullet Utility Dive – November 20 -
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last Thursday upheld its order overhauling its implementation of...more
11/30/2020
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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
California shifts $100M in behind-the-meter battery incentives to low-income communities -
Bullet Greentech Media – October 23 -
Amid massive wildfires, rolling blackouts, and the continued threat of large-scale grid...more
11/3/2020
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Environmentalists and dam operators, at war for years, start making peace -
The New York Times – October 13 -
The National Hydropower Association and several environmental groups announced an agreement this Tuesday to...more
10/19/2020
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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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California’s wildfires hampered solar energy production in September -
Bullet Greentech Media – October 1 -
The severe wildfire smoke that cast an orange glow over sections of the West Coast this summer also curtailed...more
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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Distributed energy helped fight California’s grid outages, but it could do much more...According to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), consumer conservation...more
LS Power energizes world’s biggest battery, just in time for California’s heat wave -
Greentech Media – August 19 -
Stealthy grid infrastructure developer LS Power now operates the largest grid battery in the world....more
U.S. sitting on 145 GW of unused commercial solar potential, according to new Wood Mackenzie study -
Bullet Greentech Media – August 10 -
Wood Mackenzie is forecasting a 32 percent drop in commercial solar...more
8/14/2020
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CCAs eye PPAs for 1 TWh of renewable power -
Bullet Renewables Now – August 3 -
California community choice aggregators (CCAs) San Jose Clean Energy and Peninsula Clean Energy are jointly seeking proposals to buy 1...more
8/11/2020
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Largest U.S. battery resource connects to CAISO grid, signaling next phase in California's storage growth -
Bullet Utility Dive – July 14 -
The largest battery storage resource in the country was connected to the...more
Court upholds FERC regulation boosting energy storage -
Bullet The Hill – July 10 -
A federal appeals court this Friday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order 841, which directs regional grid...more
House Democrats pass major clean energy bill as Senate GOP mulls timeline for economic stimulus -
Bullet Utility Dive – July 2 -
The House this Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion green recovery package, the Moving Forward...more
7/6/2020
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Sunrun launches U.S. virtual power plant -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
Sunrun Inc. and Southern California Edison (SCE) are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual...more
Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035 without extra cost -
Forbes – June 9 -
Renewable energy has historically been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our...more
6/12/2020
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Solar and wind costs continue to fall as power becomes cleaner -
Bullet Forbes – April 30 -
Renewables and energy storage continue their march to dominance of the electricity sector as costs continue to fall...more
Solar and storage advocates call for real-time pricing option in California -
PV Magazine – April 13 -
With an increasing level of variable renewable generation, California will need “more short-term load flexibility”—and...more
California’s solar mandate to deliver more than 1 GW
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PV Magazine – February 13 -
California’s new residential solar mandate, effective from the first day of 2020, is going to add more than 1 gigawatt of...more
Tensions flare as California’s solar industry waits for key ruling on community solar market -
Bullet Greentech Media – February 7 -
Debate continues to simmer in California as to what role community solar projects...more
Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study
- Greentech Media – February 4 -
Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more
2/11/2020
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Congress overlooks solar, wind obtains modest victory in tax deal -
Greentech Media – December 17 -
The clean energy industry secured minimal tax credit extensions in the $1.37 trillion end-of-year spending...more
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U.S. storage market rebounds as California promises big 2020 growth -
Greentech Media – December 3 -
The U.S. energy storage market bounced back in the third quarter of 2019. Front-of-meter storage...more