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Letters to the Editor: Making rooftop solar more expensive won’t help anybody

To the editor: I can appreciate Mr. Borenstein’s argument for altering the current net metering policy, but take issue with several of his arguments. I’m not asserting that Southern California Edison is greedy, but the company is beholden to shareholders, not customers. Let’s not forget the shameful San Onofre debacle, where customers were held liable …

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Former executive gets prison for $1-billion solar fraud

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former energy executive in California who took part in a $1-billion solar power fraud that bilked Warren Buffett’s company and many others was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison and ordered to pay $624 million in restitution. Robert A. Karmann, 55, of Clayton, Calif., was the chief financial officer for …

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Florida Gov. DeSantis’s veto saves rooftop solar in Sunshine State

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Bill would have gutted net metering in Florida. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Exercising his first veto of the 2022 legislative session, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday vetoed HB 741, a bill that would have gutted net metering in Florida. Net metering is the policy which compensates solar owners for the excess electricity they generate …

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Statement: Biden-Harris administration advances offshore wind leasing on Atlantic, Pacific coasts

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published Wednesday two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for suitable areas for possible offshore wind leases off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. In the Atlantic Ocean near Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, BOEM is seeking information on six distinct areas comprising …

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Modi Stresses Growth, Sidestepping Politics, in Visit to Restive Territory

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PALLI, India — India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, dedicated a solar plant in the village of Palli in northern India on Sunday, holding the project up as an example of his government’s plans to convert a disputed, conflict-ridden region into an engine of green development. Security was tight for what was Mr. Modi’s first public …

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CPUC Opens Case Against MetroPCS for Failure To Remit Public Program Surcharges Paid by Customers

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took action to maintain the health of the state’s Universal Service Fund programs by opening a formal penalty consideration case that seeks to collect more than $230 million from MetroPCS for failure to remit payments for pre-paid phone service. MetroPCS, a prepaid wireless service provider owned by T-Mobile, failed …

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University of Massachusetts Amherst commits to 100 percent renewable energy

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Under new plan, campus would generate all its power from clean energy sources by 2032 AMHERST, Mass. — The University of Massachusetts added to the Earth Day festivities Friday when Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy announced that the state’s flagship public university will power its campus entirely with renewable energy by 2032. MASSPIRG Students at UMass Amherst, …

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CPUC Adopts Program Rules To Bring Broadband to Communities Most in Need

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to help bridge the digital divide, today adopted rules for a new $2 billion grant program focused on building broadband Internet infrastructure for communities without access to Internet service at sufficient and reliable speeds. The rules adopted in today’s decision apply to the Federal Funding Account …

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CPUC Takes Actions To Promote Energy Reliability

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today took several actions to ensure energy reliability for Californians this summer and beyond through approval of power purchase agreements and energy storage programs and contracts. The CPUC approved changes to Southern California Edison Company’s (SCE) 20-year power purchase agreements with AES Alamitos, LLC and AES Huntington Beach, LLC, …

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CPUC Adopts Updates to Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan To Support State’s Climate Goals

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing efforts to help the State achieve a 100 percent clean energy future, today adopted Version 2.0 of its Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Action Plan. The Plan helps the CPUC guide its utility infrastructure planning and improve coordination across proceedings related to grid planning, affordability, load flexibility, …

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