Tag Archives: Greenhouse Gas
Tracking GHG Emissions in a Regional ISO: California Stands Alone in the West
When the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released its original Proposed Principles of Governance for a regional independent system operator (ISO), it included a proposal for the development of a methodology to track and account for emissions that are attributable … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas
Tagged California, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Offsets, climate planning, CO2, CO2e, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable, Renewable Energy Credits
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Does Your Rooftop Solar System Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? It Depends…
At first glance this is a pretty straight forward issue. If you put solar modules on your home or business, you are generating clean, emissions-free electricity. Right? Well, it depends…in part on how you paid for your system. If you … Continue reading
GHG Emission Targets v. Limits: The Constitutionality of Executive Orders S-3-05 and B-30-15
Recently, Legislative Counsel Dian F. Boyer wrote an opinion answering questions from State Senator Jean Fuller of California’s 16th Senate District regarding California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (commonly known as AB 32) and Executive Branch Authority. The nonbinding … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Uncategorized
Tagged AB 32, California, Carbon Dioxide, CEQA, climate planning, CO2, CO2e, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation
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Water Reliability and Renewable Energy Overgeneration
The issue of renewable energy integration and overgeneration is square and center in California. The California System Operator (CAISO) along with other state regulators have studied or commissioned third-party studies to evaluate both the scope of overgeneration and means to … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Water
Tagged California, Demand, Electricity, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, rates, Renewable
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Achieving Mandatory GHG Reduction under a Regional Independent Systems Operator
A structural question arises when evaluating the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) expansion. What will drive the greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in a regional independent system operator (ISO) or regional transmission operator (RTO) that spans multiple states and out of … Continue reading
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Tagged AB 32, California, Carbon Dioxide, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable
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Role of Renewable Energy Credits and Carbon Offsets
(Many thanks to Cameron Bernhardt for his research for this post) This second post continues the discussion of the role of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Carbon Offset Credits in California policies started in the last post. In the next … Continue reading
Renewable Energy Credits and Carbon Offset Credits
(Many thanks to Cameron Bernhardt for research and writing for this post) While EPIC has written about renewable energy credits in California in the past, this constitutes the first of a series of blog posts related to renewable energy credits … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged CAFE, California, Carbon Credits, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Offsets, climate planning, Electricity, Emission Factor, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable, Renewable Energy Credits, Voluntary Renewable Electricity, WREGIS
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Center for Biological Diversity et al., v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Newhall Land and Farming Company: the Burden of CEQA Land Use GHG Emission Reduction Analysis at the Local Level
The Center for Biological Diversity et al., v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and The Newhall Land and Farming Company, 62 Cal.4th 204 (2015)(hereafter, the Newhall Land case) addresses three issues: 1) whether the project level environmental impact report … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Litigation, Uncategorized
Tagged AB 32, California, CEQA, climate planning, General Plan, Greenhouse Gas, Land Use, Project Emission Reductions
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Estimating the GHG Emissions Impacts of Reducing or Displacing Electricity: Is it time for a standard method in California?
California has adopted legislation and has executive orders in place laying out aggressive, long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. There are also specific energy policies including those to increase efficiency, generate more renewable electricity, and to reduce fossil fuel use … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy
Tagged AB 32, California, Carbon Dioxide, CEQA, climate planning, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable
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Splitting the Emissions Baby: Allocating GHG Reductions in the Electricity Sector Part II
In my last post, I discussed the dilemma of how to allocate the avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) emission between policies that policies to increase renewable electricity and reduce electricity consumption. Estimating the effects of increased renewable first will artificially increase … Continue reading
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