Tag Archives: GHGs
Water and energy, rain and drought….
At this time (2018-2019), the region has experienced extremely high rainfall, with reservoirs filled to the brim. But just last year, we were concerned about the lack of rain, how much water we can save, and in that context, how … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Water
Tagged California, Climate Action Plans, climate planning, Demand, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, methodology, Water-Energy Nexus
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2017 Final Chaptered and Vetoed Legislative Update for 2017 Session
The following list and information is an update to the previously posted 10/4/17 and 10/10/17 Legislative Updates that includes actions by the Governor between 10/11/17 and 10/15/17. This concludes the 2017 legislative session with the passing of the October 15, … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Air Pollution, Aliso Canyon, California, Climate Change, Davis-Stirling Act, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, Gas, GHGs, Legislation, Oil, photovoltaics, Policy, San Diego, Solar Energy, Transportation, Wood
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2017 Chaptered and Vetoed Bill Update as of 10/3/17
The following list and information include actions by the Governor since the September 15, 2017 legislative deadline ending the 2017 legislative session. This list will change as we reach the October 15, 2017 deadline as the Governor either veto, signs, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged 2007, Budget, California, California Public Utilities Commission, Chaptered, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, GHGs, Integrated Resource Planning, Legislation, Policy, prices, rates, Vetoed
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Legislative Update: Enrolled Bills 2017
Bills introduced in the 2017 legislative session were required to be enrolled and sent to the Governor by September 15, 2017, concluding the last legislative deadline. Nearly forty bills were enrolled sometime before this deadline. Several bills dealing with renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Aliso Canyon, California, CPUC, DERs, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Integrated Resouce Planning, Legislation, Policy, Property Assessed Clean Energy, rates, San Diego, SANDAG
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Legislature Extends Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program: AB 398 and AB 617
(Jessica Kirshner, a 2L at the University of San Diego School of Law, wrote this post. It was minimally edited for publication.) AB 398 and AB 617 are the latest push by the legislature to meet SB 32’s greenhouse gas … Continue reading
Exercising Discretion in CEQA EIR GHG Analysis: Cleveland National Forest v. SANDAG
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued a narrow opinion on the appeal by the San Diego Association of Government (SANDAG) of the appellate decision in Cleveland National Forest Foundation et al., v. San Diego Association of Government. The California Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Litigation, Transportation
Tagged California, CEQA, GHGs, Litigation, Regional Transporation Planning, SB 375
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Supreme Court Denial of Petition Upholds Appellate Decision on Cap-and-Trade
The Supreme Court denied a petition to review the Third Appellate District court decision on the California Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, et al consolidated cases. In that decision, the Third Appellate District affirmed a … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Litigation
Tagged California, CARB, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Legislation, Policy
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AB 79: Quantifying Hourly GHG Emissions from Unspecified Electric Generation Sources
Accurately quantifying and allocating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the causal load is a fundamental practice in climate planning. Emissions from unspecified sources remains a blind spot in accurately quantifying and accurately allocating GHG emissions in GHG emission calculations. We … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation
Tagged California, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Legislation, methodology, Policy
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2017 Legislative Session Take-Away: Major Focus on Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities
In the 2017 legislative session, there is a clear trend that shows the intent to focus and prioritize energy and climate policy for low-income and disadvantaged communities. This post will provide a short analysis on the priorities broken down by … Continue reading
GHG Emissions Reporting in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)
On Monday, the CAISO hosted a call to review the Draft GHG Emission Tracking Report and methodology paper that explains the draft’s preliminary results. The report shows estimated GHG emissions for dispatch of internal CAISO resources, net imports (including dynamic … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy
Tagged CAISO, California, CO2, EIM, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, GHGs, methodology
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