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Governor Newsom Weighs in on California Electricity Affordability Crisis | JD Supra
Here's what CPUC, CARB, and other agencies are directed to do under a new Executive Order Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-5-24 on October 30 to address California's "affordability crisis" with respect to electricity rates. From Newsom's press release: "We're taking action to address rising electricity costs and save consumers money on their bills.
Can the CPUC Fast Charge California's Transportation Electrification Goals? It Plans to Try
California has seen significant growth in the adoption of zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure in recent years. Today, one in four vehicles sold in California is a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV), of which an overwhelming majority are electric vehicles (EVs). Now the biggest question is: can California's supply of charging infrastructure keep up with the demand?
Will AB 50 and SB 410 Actually Result in Faster Electric Service for Data Centers (and Everything Else) in California?
Utilities struggle to meet increased electric service demand while tech companies build massive data centers California is in a rush to electrify everything.
California Is Paving the Way for Offshore Wind | JD Supra
[co-author: Ananya Sreekanth]* The California coast is home to some of the best offshore wind resources in the country. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that California's coast has a resource potential of 201,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind. This power source is expected to play a major role if the state is to achieve its ambitious goals for 100 percent clean electricity and carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier.
CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Wide Range of Climate-Related Financial Risks | JD Supra
The effects of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy present emerging climate-related financial risks. Across industries, companies face physical risks (such as more frequent extreme weather events that can damage assets, disrupt operations, and increase costs) and transitional risks (such as shifts in policy, regulations, or market or social forces that can affect business operations and create stresses to financial institutions or sectors).
Senate Finance Committee Advances Emissions-Based Overhaul Of U.S. Energy Tax Code
United States: Senate Finance Committee Advances Emissions-Based Overhaul Of U.S. Energy Tax Code 09 July 2021 by Anna Fero (Seattle) Davis Wright Tremaine To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On May 26, 2021, the Senate Finance Committee advanced the Clean Energy for America Act (S.1265, 117th Congress) to the full Senate on a party-line vote.
Will Washington Link Its Forthcoming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program With California's?
United States: Will Washington Link Its Forthcoming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program With California's? 07 July 2021 by Anna Fero (Seattle) Davis Wright Tremaine To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On May 17, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Climate Commitment Act. The legislation creates a market-based, economy-wide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state.
Will Washington Link Its Forthcoming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program With California's? | JD Supra
On May 17, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Climate Commitment Act. The legislation creates a market-based, economy-wide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state.
Senate Finance Committee Advances Emissions-Based Overhaul of U.S. Energy Tax Code | JD Supra
On May 26, 2021, the Senate Finance Committee advanced the Clean Energy for America Act (S.1265, 117th Congress) to the full Senate on a party-line vote. The legislation, which is a component of President Biden's Build Back Better plan, would overhaul the federal energy tax code by consolidating more than 40 different energy tax incentives into a set of emissions-based provisions that encourage clean electricity, clean transportation, and energy efficiency.
Preliminary Injunction Barring Prop 65 Lawsuits Targeting Acrylamide Remains in Effect | JD Supra
On March 30, 2021, a federal court granted the California Chamber of Commerce's preliminary injunction to temporarily bar the California Attorney General and any private litigants from filing any new Proposition 65 lawsuits targeting acrylamide in food and beverage products. Despite the Council for Education and Research on Toxics’ (CERT) efforts to put the preliminary injunction on hold, the court denied CERT’s application for stay on April 15, 2021.
Here's the Deal: Could the Social Cost of Carbon Become a Key Component of Biden's Climate Strategy? | JD Supra
Under President Biden, the federal government will dramatically alter the way it calculates the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In his first day in office, President Biden issued an Executive Order re-establishing the Interagency Work Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG) and ordering the IWG to publish interim values for the social cost of carbon (SCC), social cost of nitrous oxide (SCN), and social cost of methane (SCM) within 30 days.
Will Energy Storage See Federal Support Under the Biden Administration? | JD Supra
Efforts to introduce investment tax credit (ITC) incentives to support and accelerate the deployment of energy storage in the United States are gaining traction in Congress and the Biden Administration.
Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Bars Prop 65 Lawsuits Targeting Acrylamide | JD Supra
On March 30, 2021, a federal court granted the California Chamber of Commerce's (CalChamber) preliminary injunction to temporarily bar the California Attorney General and any private litigants from filing any new Proposition 65 lawsuits targeting acrylamide in food and beverage products. This is a significant ban, but it should be remembered that it impacts new judicial court filings only—notices and existing settlements/filings remain in effect. What Is Acrylamide?
Has the Pandemic Made California Less Concerned About Regulating Autonomous Vehicles? | JD Supra
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies continue to drive significant investment and interest from both the automotive and tech sectors alike. According to CB Insights, at least 40 companies are developing road-going, self-driving vehicles,1 including for commercial retail (e.g. Tesla).
California Tribes Remain Largely Silent as CPUC Issues Guidelines to Help Reclaim Ancestral Lands | JD Supra
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has moved forward with a policy that it adopted back on December 5, 2019, to assist California Tribes with reclaiming a small portion of their ancestral lands. Specifically, the CPUC seeks to "encourage, and where possible, facilitate transfers of Real Property to California Native American Tribes" by requiring that utilities in the state offer California Native American Tribes a right of first refusal over certain property.
CARB Passes Zero-Emission Sales Requirements for Commercial Trucks | JD Supra
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a "first-in-the-world," statewide, zero-emission commercial truck requirement on June 25, 2020. The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule sets an electric truck sales standard for truck manufacturers that sell more than 500 trucks annually in the state. Beginning in 2024, manufacturers will be required to sell zero-emission trucks as an increasing percentage of their annual California sales with specified goals to be first reached by 2035.
Evolution of the Self-Generation Incentive Program | JD Supra
California's Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) provides financial incentives for the installation of customer-side renewable energy generation and battery storage technologies.
New CPUC Rulemaking Proposes Changes to California Industry Assistance Climate Credit | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Microgrids to the Rescue? | JD Supra
With ever-increasing risks of wildfire across the state, it seems certain that California’s electric utilities will have to continue to rely on – and perhaps increase – their use of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) to prevent future wildfires. During PSPS events in October and November 2019 alone, over 3 million Californians lost power and many were left in the dark for multiple days at a time.
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