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The CAISO Maps Out Transmission Additions Needed to Connect 165 GW of New Resources by 2045

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The second 20-Year Transmission Outlook (2024 Outlook), a planning exercise issued by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) on July 31, identifies the transmission upgrades and additions needed to connect a...more

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Renewable Energy Update 6.06.24

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California’s utilities regulator on May 30 adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will undercut efforts to expand solar power options for lower-income...more

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Renewable Energy Update 3.07.24

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have released final rules on Inflation Reduction Act provisions that aim to expand the reach of the clean energy tax credits. The Act created the new elective pay and...more

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Renewable Energy Update 2.26.24

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California energy regulators, during their meeting on February 15, approved a sweeping plan to reduce the state’s yearly electric sector greenhouse gas emissions to 25 million metric tons by 2035, down nearly 60% compared to...more

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Electric Storage Resource Growth and Deployment: A Tale of Two Markets

In recent years, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) have experienced rapid growth and deployment of utility-scale and distributed electric storage...more

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The Texas Energy Fund Becomes Law. Now What?

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On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Texas voters approved Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Energy Fund (“TEF”). The TEF will provide electric infrastructure grant and loan programs established by Senate...more

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New Jersey BPU Releases Straw Proposal for Standalone Storage Incentive Program

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There has been much (deserved) discussion on federal standalone energy storage incentives passed in the Inflation Reduction Act, but a new state-level incentive is taking shape in New Jersey. Yesterday, the New Jersey Board...more

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Renewable Energy Update - April 2022 #4

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FERC proposes expanded state role in effort to spur transmission development - Utility Dive – April 22 - State utility regulators would have a major role in regional transmission planning and determining how to share the...more

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California ISO Survives the Summer with No Blackouts; Battery Energy Storage Beginning to Play Larger Role

The California ISO held its final Summer 2021 Readiness Update call on September 24.  As reported on the call, the California ISO managed to get through summer 2021 without any load-shedding events, in contrast to last...more

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CPUC Issues Net-Qualifying Capacity Values to Be Used for Mid-Term Reliability Procurement

In June 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issued its Mid-Term Reliability Procurement Decision, Decision (D.) 21-06-035, which directed load-serving entities subject to its jurisdiction...more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2021 #2

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California utilities and clean energy groups urge CPUC to move quickly to free up energy supply - Utility Dive – August 11 - Utilities and clean energy groups are urging the California Public Utilities Commission...more

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Renewable Energy Update - September 2020 #4

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California grants western Joshua trees temporary endangered species protections - Bullet Los Angeles Times – September 22 - The California Fish and Game Commission this Tuesday granted temporary endangered species...more

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Renewable Energy Update - September 2020 #1

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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

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2020 #4

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California power shortfall forces sweeping review of grid reliability strategy - Bullet S&P Global – August 21 - In an August 19 letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, the heads of the California Public Utilities...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2020 #5

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Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 - Renewables Now – July 28 - Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more

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Nevada and Virginia Join the Ranks of States with Gigawatt-Scale Energy Storage Targets

Nevada became the sixth state to adopt an energy storage procurement goal on March 12. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) adopted a regulation in Order No. 44671 that establishes biennial energy storage...more

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Renewable Energy Update - February 2020 #2

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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

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Renewable Energy Update - February 2020

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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

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Takeaways from the 2019 Solar + Storage Midwest Conference for the Ohio Solar Sector

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In November 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Alliance (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Association (SEPA) hosted the Solar + Storage Midwest Conference. (This conference was formerly named the “Solar Power Midwest”...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - November 2019 #2

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This ruling formally initiates the “procurement track” as outlined in Decision (D.) 19-04-040. The ruling generally describes the scope and content of the procurement track, and seeks comments from parties on its framing and...more

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The Energizer – Volume 46

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A biweekly update on blockchain technology applications, distributed energy resources, and other innovative technologies in the energy sector. There is a lot of buzz around blockchain technology, distributed energy...more

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The Energizer – Volume 44

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A biweekly update on blockchain technology applications, distributed energy resources, and other innovative technologies in the energy sector....more

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86th Texas Legislature To Consider Bills Concerning Cybersecurity And Storage, Among Other Electric Industry Issues

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By the time the March 8, 2019 bill filing deadline for the 86th Texas Legislature passed, many bills concerning the electric industry had been filed. Storage, cybersecurity of the electric grid, and capital project tax...more

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NYSERDA Bulk Storage Incentive Program Aims to Jumpstart Utility Transition Following New York Storage Order

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On March 11, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) filed its proposed Implementation Plan to administer its Energy Storage Market Acceleration Bridge Incentive Program and support the...more

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PUCT Finalizes Recommendations For 2019 Scope Of Competition Report

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The Public Utility Commission of Texas has finalized the recommendations it will include in its upcoming 2019 Report on the Scope of Competition in Electric Markets in Texas to the 86th Texas Legislature, which goes into...more

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