The CPUC released a new proposed decision on November 8 regulating how solar is used and credited on multimeter properties.

California regulators release revised proposal for virtual solar net metering

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a new proposed decision on November 8 regulating how solar is used and credited on multimeter properties. CALSSA says the new proposal would still make solar unaffordable for California schools, farms, apartment buildings and businesses with multiple tenants.

A vote by the CPUC on the proposal is scheduled for November 16, following multiple delays. A coalition of advocates and solar consumers are pressing for more changes in advance of the vote this week.

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Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the Interior Department is advancing 15 onshore renewable energy projects across the West.

Interior Department advances 15 onshore clean energy projects

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During remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Interior Department is advancing 15 onshore renewable energy projects across the West. The Bureau of Land Management is making progress across several states, including achieving full operational status for two solar and battery storage projects in California, permitting milestones for transmission lines proposed across Arizona, Nevada and Utah, next steps for geothermal energy development in Nevada, and progress on environmental reviews for seven solar projects proposed in Nevada and a solar and battery storage project in Arizona.

Together, these projects represent continued momentum from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – which is working to accelerate transmission buildout to lower consumers’ energy costs, prevent power outages in the face of extreme weather, create good-paying union jobs, tackle the climate crisis, advance the goals of clean air and environmental justice for all, and achieve the President’s goal of a 100% clean electricity grid by 2035.

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The Oberon Solar Project and the Arlington Solar Energy Center, both in eastern Riverside County, are both fully operational, according to the press release

Two major solar energy projects in Riverside County are fully operational

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Two major solar energy projects in eastern Riverside County are now fully operational, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Monday.

The Riverside County projects are two of 15 onshore clean energy projects that Haaland touted progress on during remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting on Monday, according to a press release from the Department of the Interior.

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Source: Desert Sun

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European electric vehicle infrastructure company Allego has signed two ten-year PPA for a total of 100GWh of annual power output.

EV charging company signs PPAs for 100GWh of Netherlands solar and wind

European electric vehicle infrastructure company Allego has signed two ten-year power purchase agreements (PPA) for a total of 100GWh of annual power output. The deals are linked with a solar PV and a wind generation project.

The projects in question are located in the Benelux region, between Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, and will be developed in partnership with Benelux-based renewables developer Energy Solutions Group. The projects are both to be located in the Netherlands; the solar PV park in Maarheeze and the wind project in Strijensas.

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Source: PV Tech

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PG&E, California’s largest utility, just brought its first renewable remote grid online, in a nature preserve in Sonoma County.

California’s PG&E just deployed its first renewable remote grid

PG&E, California’s largest utility, just brought its first renewable remote grid online, in a nature preserve in Sonoma County.

The fully renewable remote grid at Pepperwood Preserve replaces 0.7 miles of overhead distribution line, eliminating wildfire risk from overhead power lines.

Throughout PG&E’s 70,000-square-mile service area, remote customers are served via long electric distribution lines that traverse high fire-risk areas. Replacing these distribution lines with a remote grid can cost-effectively meet customer needs and reduce fire ignition risk.

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Source: electrek

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Charitable foundations are using a variety of strategies to get solar panels for health centers, schools and other community buildings.

Here’s how foundations are bringing solar to lower-income communities

The rooftop solar industry is booming, but far too few lower-income Americans are benefiting as a result. It’s a ​“modern version of redlining,” according to Joe Evans of the Kresge Foundation. Now an increasing number of charitable foundations are stepping up to redress that injustice, using a range of approaches to bring the benefits of solar to the communities that need it most.

Thanks to foundations, more than 300 solar panels were installed in the Hopi and Navajo Nations in Arizona, creating jobs and providing reliable electricity to health centers, schools and other community buildings. A former coal mining area in West Virginia became a hub of solar development, with a comprehensive solar job-training program. Dozens of Wisconsin nonprofits received free solar panels, accelerating their shift to clean energy and boosting enthusiasm for solar in their communities. And 24 U.S. health centers in areas at risk for natural disasters developed solar systems with battery backup to supply power when the grid goes down.

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Source: Canary Media

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Ahead of the vote in December, many figures in the solar industry vehemently opposed the proposal to alter the VNEM in California.

Education and health bodies in California warn against VNEM changes – “We all lose”

A coalition of School Board representatives, healthcare advocates and “climate leaders” in the North Bay area of California has spoken out against the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) proposal to alter the virtual net energy metering scheme (VNEM) in the state.

Ahead of the CPUC vote on the VNEM proposal, due to take place later today (2nd November), healthcare and education representatives alongside state assembly representatives have said that the proposed changes would “make it unaffordable for North Bay non-profit community health centers, schools, apartments, farms and businesses to go solar.”

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Source: PV Tech

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LA-region city and other groups published a road map to hasten greenhouse gas emissions reductions in advance of the Summer Olympics 2028.

Los Angeles region to accelerate clean energy efforts in run-up to 2028 Olympics

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  • Los Angeles-region city and county governments, energy providers and other groups on Wednesday published a road map to hasten greenhouse gas emissions reductions in advance of the Summer Olympics coming to Southern California in 2028.
  • The road map charts a path for accelerating building electrification, deploying distributed clean energy generation and developing local grid resilience.
  • The document establishes several new, specific targets, from the number of heat pump installations in the region to the number of jobs to be created, said Matt Petersen, co-chair of the Clean Energy Partnership, the public-private group that published the road map. “High-level policies have been passed at the state and local level, but to detail how we’re going to get there, it hasn’t been done before.”

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Source: Utility Dive

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Cambridge's climate initiatives are significantly supported, offering benefits beyond renewable energy resources and energy efficiency.

Cambridge community solar program shines: Aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

Today, the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Community Development Department initiated an addition to its Sunny Cambridge program: community solar states a recent press release. This initiative supports the city’s 2050 carbon neutrality goal.

Community solar (also known as shared solar, solar gardens, or solar farms) gives residents the opportunity to contribute to local solar projects without the necessity of installing personal solar panels.

During the program’s support, Massachusetts has seen significant decreases in electricity costs, including additional savings for income-eligible participants.

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The hearing is part of a six-year process on the part of Idaho Power to adjust how onsite power generators are compensated.

Idaho Power customers speak against proposal to change compensation for solar energy

Since the recent death of her husband, Nancy Anthony is wondering how she will afford basic expenses.

About a year ago, Anthony, 77, a retired school teacher, and her husband, a retired cannery worker, made the decision to install solar panels on their home near Parma. They saw it as an opportunity to fix the cost of their electric bills.

Anthony’s house is passively constructed, meaning it is built so that it uses little energy. Unlike most local homes, Anthony’s winter heating needs are greater than her summer cooling needs.

But with an Idaho Power proposal before the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to change how solar panel owners are compensated for the excess electricity they generate and give to the grid, and living on half of her historic income, Anthony is unsure how she will afford power in the colder months.

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Source: NCW Life

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