Tag Archives: Renewable Energy
AB 1139: Reforms to California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program and Net Energy Metering (NEM)
On February 18, 2021, Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez introduced AB 1139 to amend Public Utilities Code Section 739.1, repeal Sections 2827 and 2827.7, and repeal and add Section 2827. These amendments, repeals, and additions address reforms to the CARE program … Continue reading
Posted in CPUC, Energy, Legislation, Renewable Energy
Tagged CARE, Cost Shift, CPUC, Direct Access, Distributed Energy Resources, Interconnection, NEM, NEM 3.0, Rate Indifference, rates, Renewable Energy
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Spring Recess Legislation Update: April 2021
Written by: Lucia Rose (J.D. Candidate May 2022), Hayley Zech (J.D. Candidate May 2022), and Joe Kaatz (EPIC Staff Attorney) The following describes identified trends and bills of interest on a range of energy, climate, and equity issues from this … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged carbon neutrality, Equity, Natural Gas, natural gas ban, offshore wind, PCIA, rates, Renewable Energy, sequestration, storage, wildfire
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2019 Introduced Bill Update
With the deadline for the Legislature to introduce bills passing last Friday, we are currently tracking approximately 210 energy, climate, and other related bills for this session. This session marks a higher volume of introduced bills than previous sessions with … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019, California, Climate Change, Costs, Electricity, Energy, Legislation, Nuclear, Policy, prices, rates, Reform, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Waste
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CPUC Unanimously Approves Commissioner Peterman’s Revised PCIA Alternative Decision
Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved Commissioner Peterman’s revised Alternative Proposed Decision (APD) to conclude the cost allocation methodology portion of the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment Methodology (PCIA) proceeding. Phase II of the proceeding will address many important … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Renewable Energy
Tagged California, CCA, Costs, CPUC, Direct Access, Electricity, Energy, ESP, methodology, PCIA, Policy, Power Charge Indifference Adjustment, prices, rates, RECs, Renewable Energy
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2018 Chaptered Bill Update
On September 30th, Governor Brown signed or vetoed all enrolled bills passed by the legislature. This completed the 2018 legislative session fulfilling one of Governor Brown’s last major duties before leaving office. The 2017-2018 two year legislative session saw the … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Budget, California, Climate Change, Commercial, Costs, Electricity, Energy, Financing, Industrial, Legislation, Nuclear, Oil, PACE, Policy, prices, rates, Reform, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Waste, Water
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Governor Brown Signs SB 100 Making Carbon Free Energy Mandatory by 2045
At a press conference that included speeches from State Assemblywomen Lorena Gonzalez and author State Senator Kevin De León, Governor Brown signed SB 100 into law today. SB 100 amends the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program (RPS) targets for 2030 and … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy
Tagged 100%, California, Electricity, Energy, Renewable Energy, RPS, Zero-Carbon
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