La parte climática de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación es, en su mayor parte, un intento de acelerar esa transición energética, sobre todo mediante créditos fiscales para la adopción de tecnologías de bajas emisiones, incluidos los vehículos eléctricos, pero también a través de incentivos para utilizar menos energía en general, sobre todo al …
¿La reducción de la inflación puede salvar el planeta? Read More »
After all the false starts and dashed hopes of the past two years, I’m reluctant to count my chickens before they’ve actually been signed in the Oval Office. Still, it appears that Democrats have finally agreed on another major piece of legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. And if it does become law, it will be …
Opinion | Can Inflation Reduction Save the Planet? Read More »
WASHINGTON — The $369 billion climate and tax package forged in a surprise deal by Senate Democrats on Wednesday would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to try to stop the planet from catastrophically overheating. The agreement, which Senate Democrats hope to pass as early as next week, shocked even …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to assess the feasibility and safety implications of injecting hydrogen into the natural gas system, and in order to advance its deployment, has issued for comment a Study that represents a critical step in considering renewable hydrogen as a component in California’s statewide decarbonization strategy. The …
CPUC Issues Independent Study on Injecting Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Systems Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a virtual workshop to consult with stakeholders on how to improve the utility online data portals that are available for distributed energy resource project siting and distribution grid planning, as follows: WHEN: July 26, 2022, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. WHERE: Access the workshop remotely via WebEx …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to hold utilities accountable for executing safe and appropriate Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, is requiring the state’s electric utilities to publicly present on their preparedness for PSPS events in 2022 at two virtual briefings, as follows: WHEN: WHAT: The electric utilities will provide updates …
WASHINGTON — On the day after what was left of his legislative agenda to fight climate change appeared to crash and burn in the Senate, President Biden flew to Saudi Arabia, ready to press the region’s oil giants to pump even more crude onto global markets. Mr. Biden came to office promising to wean the …
WASHINGTON — First, he killed a plan that would have forced power plants to clean up their climate-warming pollution. Then, he shattered an effort to help consumers pay for electric vehicles. And, finally, he said he could not support government incentives for solar and wind companies or any of the other provisions that the rest …
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Across the country, aging and defunct coal-burning power plants are getting new lives as solar, battery and other renewable energy projects, partly because they have a decades-old feature that has become increasingly valuable: They are already wired into the power grid. The miles of high-tension wires and towers often needed to connect power plants to …
In a Twist, Old Coal Plants Help Deliver Renewable Power. Here’s How. Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), recognizing the importance of demand-side strategies in meeting the state’s climate and reliability goals, today approved the opening of a new public process that seeks to enable widespread demand flexibility through electric rates. The concept of demand flexibility allows consumers to play a key role in the operation of …
CPUC Sets Stage To Enable Widespread Demand Flexibility Read More »
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