U.S. Energy Department Awards Over $105 Million for Next Generation Technologies, Grid Resilience

California Regulator Seeks PG&E Bankruptcy Plan Changes, Proposes $2 Billion Wildfire Fine

The California Public Utilities Commission on April 20 proposed to approve Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s bankruptcy reorganization plan with conditions, including changes to the company’s governance structure, enhanced oversight, and creation of local operating regions. The commission also proposed $1.937 billion in penalties for the utility’s role in causing the catastrophic wildfires in its…

California's Climate Investment Reached $2 Billion in 2019

California’s Climate Investment Reached $2 Billion in 2019: CARB

California’s Climate Investments initiative funded nearly $2 billion in clean air and low-carbon projects implemented statewide in 2019, according to an April 22 press release from the Air Resource Board. Last year marked the program’s single largest annual investment in the state’s priority populations, with more than $1 billion of new projects benefiting disadvantaged and…...

New York Launches 2-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Energy Development Solicitation

New York Approves Plan for Second Offshore Wind Solicitation of Up To 2.5 Gigawatts

The New York Public Service Commission on April 23 authorized the State Energy Research and Development Authority to issue a solicitation for 1 gigawatt or more of offshore wind capacity in 2020, in order to maintain the state’s trajectory in meeting its clean energy goals. The authorization allows the flexibility to evaluate a range of…...