The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved a settlement agreement between the CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for PG&E’s involvement in the 2020 Zogg Fire. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, PG&E will pay a total of $150 million – $10 million will be paid …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to address electricity reliability and meet climate goals, today opened a new proceeding to update electric utility transmission siting regulations to better address the needs of California and provide a clearer, more efficient, and consistent process. Under the direction of Senate Bill 529 (Hertzberg, 2022), the …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in order to increase information and access to affordability programs, today directed the state’s investor-owned energy utilities to create a new web portal that will provide low-income consumers statewide with a single application process from which to obtain information and apply to multiple energy assistance programs. Programs that will …
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rPlus Energies announced a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Idaho Power for a new 200-MW solar facility in Ada County, Idaho. The project named Pleasant Valley Solar is currently the largest contracted solar facility in the Idaho Power system. The project is expected to utilize many local vendors during construction — bringing significant revenue …
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Developer rPlus Energies announced the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement with investor-owned utility Idaho Power to install the 200 MW Pleasant Valley Solar project in Ada County, Idaho. May 18, 2023 In its continuing quest to power all of its data centers by renewable energy, social media company Meta has moved into the …
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A coalition of clean energy advocates say the North Carolina Utilities Commission blatantly ignored state law in March by approving Duke Energy’s plan to lower financial benefits for residential solar customers, which would also harm the rooftop solar industry and all state power users, according to a legal filing. The coalition on May 18 began …
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A 150 MW solar installation in Saratoga, Wisconsin, has was earned a sustainability award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). The ISI has bestowed its Envision Platinum award to Alliant Energy’s Wood County Solar Project, highlighting its contributions to sustainable development and clean and renewable energy. Built by integrated engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contractor Burns & McDonnell, the …
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Ojjo announced it has expanded the compatibility of its patented Earth Truss System across top-tier tracker manufacturers: Array Technologies, Nextracker and now including GameChange Solar. Ojjo’s novel design typically requires significantly less steel volume and labor as compared to conventional piles — delivering high value to utility-scale projects that contain subsurface risk, predrill requirements or …
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President Joe Biden vetoed a bill to remove his two-year moratorium on tariffs for imported solar panels. The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 39) was drafted by the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee, which invoked the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the tariff pause on solar panels made in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand …
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Peninsula Clean Energy has reached a 15-year deal to exclusively receive 45 MW of battery storage that further pushes the agency toward its goal of providing renewable energy at all hours of the day and night. It also contributes toward Peninsula Clean Energy fulfilling its regulatory obligations to provide new capacity for a reliable electric …
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