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Editorial: California can’t enact a ‘solar tax’ and still be a climate leader

Of all the details in California regulators’ plan to slash incentives for installing rooftop solar systems, the most confounding is the idea of charging customers a hefty monthly fee to go solar. The state Public Utilities Commission plan, released in December, includes a “grid participation charge” of $8-per-kilowatt of installed solar, which amounts to more …

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High irradiation drives strong solar generation for Foresight as it eyes further PV pipeline

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The Shoals Hook solar farm. Image: Foresight Strong asset operational performance and above budget irradiation in the first half of 2021 resulted in generation from Foresight Solar Fund’s UK portfolio being 1% above budget over the last year. However, across Foresight’s full portfolio electricity generated was 5.3% below base case for the full year to 31 …

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CPUC Acts To Enhance Tribal Land Transfer Policy Implementation Guidelines

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today opened a proceeding to consider revisions to its Tribal Land Transfer Policy (TLTP) Implementation Guidelines. On January 14, 2021, the CPUC approved Resolution E-5076 and the TLTP Implementation Guidelines. Resolution E-5076 ordered that within two years of its approval, the CPUC would consider opening a proceeding to consider …

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CPUC To Hold Hearing on Affordability of Essential Utility Services

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February 14, 2022 – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a virtual En Banc on Energy Costs and Rates to further evaluate affordability proposals to control costs and mitigate both electric and natural gas rates. The En Banc will allow decision-makers to hear from experts on utility rates and affordability concerns to ensure California …

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Opinion | Scenes From a World on Fire

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Mr. Manchin, an essential vote in an evenly divided United States Senate, has always been skeptical of any serious federal effort to combat global warming. Last month, he said no and no again to Mr. Biden’s $2.2 trillion social policy legislation known as Build Back Better — torpedoing, among other things, $555 billion in clean …

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Harmony Energy gains lease for 100MW Creyke Beck energy storage project

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Published: 10 Feb 2022, 11:22 Harmony Energy has a growing portfolio of projects in the UK, including the Contego battery developed with FRV (pictured). Image: Harmony Energy. Battery energy storage developer Harmony Energy has secured a lease for its Creyke Beck project. The company has planning consent from East Riding of Yorkshire Council for a …

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Energy Ended Up as a Good Bet Last Year. But Now What?

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Energy companies defied the odds last year. Despite a pandemic and pressure to phase out fossil fuels to combat global warming, the share prices of major energy companies outshone the rest of the S&P 500. Oil and natural gas prices, which soared 59 percent, were the main impetus for the energy stock rally. But the …

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Cambridge Power to develop 800MW of UK battery storage with Brookfield Renewable

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Published: 10 Feb 2022, 11:28 The framework agreement also covers the development of 185MW of co-located solar PV. Image: pxhere. Cambridge Power Limited has signed a Framework Agreement with Brookfield Renewable to develop a new portfolio of solar and battery storage. The two are to develop on an exclusive basis more than 800MW of full …

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Opinion | Schwarzenegger: We Put Solar Panels on 1 Million Roofs in California. That Win Is Now Under Threat.

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California has more rooftops with solar panels than any other state and continues to be a leader in new installations. But a proposal from the state’s public utility commission threatens that progress. It should be stopped in its tracks. When I was California’s governor, we set a goal in 2006 of putting solar panels on …

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Invinity 0.8MWh vanadium flow battery system installed in Scottish Water solar PV scheme

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Published: 11 Feb 2022, 10:16 The Invinity vanadium flow battery at the waste water treatment works. Image: Invinity Energy Systems Battery storage is making renewables more viable for Scottish Water, the company has said following the installation of Invinity Energy Systems’ vanadium flow batteries. The flow battery system is capable of storing up to 0.8MWh …

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