Tag Archives: Renewable
Legislative Update: Review of Trends through the 2022 Summer Recess
This blog was drafted by Allie Maggart, a 2024 J.D./M.A. joint degree candidate at the University of San Diego School of Law and Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, with minimal edits. As the legislative calendars move towards the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, CEQA, climate planning, CPUC, Energy, GHG targets, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged California, Climate Change, climate planning, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Housing, Legislation, Policy, Reliability, Renewable, Transportation, Utility Regulation, wildfire
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Legislative Update: Chaptered and Vetoed Bills
With the October 10th deadline passing for the Governor to act on bills approved by the Legislature, the following represents the conclusion of tracked bills. There is still an option for the Legislature to override a veto and the vetoed … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, CEQA, climate planning, CPUC, Energy, Energy Efficiency, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Vehicle Miles Traveled, VMT, Water
Tagged California, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Policy, rates, Renewable
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Legislative Update: Passed Bills Enrolled to the Governor for the 2021 Session
The deadline to pass bills occurred on September 10, 2021 for the current 2021 session. The Governor has until October 10th, 2021 to sign or veto these bills. You can link to our Legislative Database to view relevant bills from … Continue reading
Are All RPS Compliance and RECs Created Equal?
(Many thanks to Meghan O’Brien for her research, analysis and writing for this post). EPIC has written a series of blogs on the role of renewable energy credits (“RECs”) in various policy mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”), such … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy
Tagged climate planning, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable, Renewable Energy Credits
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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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Federal Housing Administration Issues Guidance on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), part of the executive branch’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), recently issued guidance on PACE financing programs (read the full press release here). The FHA provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved … Continue reading
AB 2188 Implementation Report: A Review of Ordinances Adopted by Local Jurisdictions in California
This post follows the release of the first statewide assessment of AB 2188 in the form of a AB 2188 Implementation Report. This assessment provides a snap shot in time of AB 2188 implementation across the state of California based … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Legislation, Renewable Energy
Tagged California, Electricity, Energy, Renewable, solar
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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
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation
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
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