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Nov72019

California Community Choice Aggregators Seek 30 Megawatts of Customer-Sited Batteries to Tackle Fire-Prevention Outages

November 7, 2019

East Bay Community Energy, Peninsula Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and municipal utility Silicon Valley Power on Nov. 5 issued a request for proposals for about 33 megawatts of behind-the-meter battery projects to protect their customers and communities from Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s massive fire-prevention power outages. The entities noted that the growing threat…

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Nov72019

States, Environmental Groups Challenge Reversal of Obama-Era Lightbulb Standards

November 7, 2019

A coalition of 16 attorneys general and the City of New York on Nov. 4 filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Energy Department’s final rule that reversed the 2017 expansion of energy efficiency standards for certain light bulbs. The group, led by California and New York, argues that the reversal enacts a less stringent standard…

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Nov62019

Maine Regulators Approve Contract for First Offshore Floating Wind Project

November 6, 2019

The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Nov. 5 voted to authorize a contract for the 12-megawatt Maine Aqua Ventus project, the first deep-water offshore wind facility in the U.S. to feature a floating platform. A measure enacted in June directed regulators to approve a long-term power purchase agreement between the University of Maine-led initiative and…

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Nov62019

California on Track to Meet 2020 Emissions Target, Businesses Fully Compliant With Carbon Trading Program

November 6, 2019

The California Air Resources Board on Nov. 4 announced that all entities subject to the cap-trade emissions reduction system met their compliance requirements in 2018, which marks the first year of the program’s final three-year compliance period. Businesses covered by the program account for about 80 percent of the state’s emissions. The agency also reported…

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California Community Choice Aggregators Seek 30 Megawatts of Customer-Sited Batteries to Tackle Fire-Prevention Outages

States, Environmental Groups Challenge Reversal of Obama-Era Lightbulb Standards

Maine Regulators Approve Contract for First Offshore Floating Wind Project

California on Track to Meet 2020 Emissions Target, Businesses Fully Compliant With Carbon Trading Program

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