The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a Ruling in its Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) proceeding that proposes to meet a significant portion of new capacity for electricity generation with "green" or...more
On August 1, 2018 the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a proposed decision that would adopt tweaks to the methodology used to calculate the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (“PCIA”) — the “exit fee”...more
On February 27, 2017, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) announced it is withdrawing several portions of its plan to close its 2.3 gigawatt Diablo Canyon Power Plant near San Luis Obispo by 2025. Specifically, PG&E has...more
The California Public Utilities Commission is revving itself up to take on the task of putting together a whole new set of procurement requirements to implement the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)-related provisions of...more
Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved a rule that would reduce existing hurdles for small solar generators attempting to connect to the electric grid, an especially helpful move in...more
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was passed by Congress to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” extends certain federal income tax benefits for renewable energy projects, including...more