The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to support clean energy, today set biomethane procurement targets for utilities to reduce short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions. The decision establishes a biomethane procurement program that is carefully crafted to help achieve the state’s SLCP goals, which call for a 40 percent reduction in methane and …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing commitment to bridging the digital divide, today established a new local agency technical assistance grant program in the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) for eligible local agencies and Tribal entities to expand broadband deployment. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated affordability challenges and heightened the need for …
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Sacramento, CA— California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) executive director, Bernadette Del Chiaro issued the following statement on the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) apparent further delay on the net metering 3.0 proceeding: Solar supporters of all types are relieved it looks as though the CPUC is throwing its unpopular proposed decision in the trash …
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WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior opened a record-breaking offshore wind lease auction Wednesday for six separate areas in the New York Bight that will provide clean electricity to New York and New Jersey. The lease sales so far raised more than $1 billion and cover almost 500,000 acres. In total, the parcels could …
La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC) celebrará seis foros públicos a distancia (también conocidos como Audiencias de Participación Pública) para dar la oportunidad a los clientes de Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) de ofrecer su punto de vista y sus aportaciones a la CPUC sobre la solicitud de aumento de tarifas de …
Utilities and special interest groups set up roadblocks to America’s most popular energy option SACRAMENTO, CA — California’s investor owned utilities are using a common playbook to stall the growth of solar, according to a new report released Thursday by Environment California Research & Policy Center and CALPIRG Education Fund. In California, Pacific Gas and …
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Despite rooftop solar’s upsides, California Public Utilities Commission is considering drastic cuts to net energy metering SACRAMENTO – Installing more rooftop solar in California will increase essential renewable electricity generation while protecting the state’s open spaces. It will also help make communities more resilient to global warming-related disruptions to the power grid. These findings are …
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California Public Utilities Commission is considering regulatory changes that could stall rooftop solar growth SACRAMENTO – Sharply reducing net metering payments and imposing high, solar-only fixed charges could slow the growth of rooftop solar installations – and, in the most extreme cases, cause installations to plummet — according to a new report released Tuesday by …
Voters want California to expand and encourage rooftop solar, not allow utilities to undermine consumer choice. Tweet this A super-majority of 80 percent of voters across parties support net metering when provided a neutral statement on the program. 71 percent of voters want to see California do more to encourage and expand rooftop solar across …
CALIFORNIA, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — California’s oldest and largest clean energy business group, the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA), is going up against the state’s three investor-owned utilities over the future of California’s rooftop solar market. The battle is unfolding at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in a regulatory decision that will make …
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