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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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According to a new poll, most Golden State voters would have no objection to a renewable energy project in their backyard.

Do Californians want solar and wind in their backyards? New poll says yes

For all the opposition to wind turbines and solar farms bubbling up across California, most Golden State voters would have no objection to a renewable energy project in their backyard.

That’s according to a new poll co-sponsored by the L.A. Times and conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies. Pollsters found that 56% of registered voters would be comfortable with wind turbines near their community, compared with 32% opposed. Solar farms earned an even stronger endorsement, with 69% of respondents supportive and 22% opposed.

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Source: Los Angeles Times

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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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Six Flags Magic Mountain announced that they will be breaking ground on a new 12.37MW solar carport & energy storage system n CA.

Six Flags Magic Mountain announces groundbreaking of California’s largest solar energy project

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The Golden State’s largest solar energy project is now located in the Thrill Capital of the World.

Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Wednesday that they will be breaking ground on a new 12.37-megawatt solar carport and energy storage system.

The Six Flags Magic Mountain project is the largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in all of California, according to an official release from the theme park.

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Source: KTLA 5

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Opinion: The CPUC needs to embrace the full potential of rooftop solar and energy storage to bolster the entire grid.

Opinion: The future of rooftop solar in California is more important than ever

The shift towards renewable energy sources is more crucial than ever. Climate change is no longer an abstract concept but a pressing reality that demands immediate and innovative solutions. As a solar and energy storage contractor here in San Diego, I believe the future of solar power needs to be re-imagined from a broader perspective.

Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission in its infinite lack of wisdom changed incentives for homeowners purchasing a new solar rooftop. The updated rules went into effect in April.  The rule changes how systems need to be designed and some consider it a backward decision in a time when increased incentives are needed to encourage clean energy adoption.

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Source: TIMES of San Diego

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California has increased battery storage by 757% in only four years, and now has enough to power 6.6 million homes for up to four hours.

California reaches energy storage milestone

New data show California has built out more than 6,600 megawatts (MW) of battery storage, enough electricity to power 6.6 million homes for up to four hours. The total resource is up from 770 MW four years ago and double the amount installed just two years ago, significant progress towards California’s goal of a 100% clean electric grid by 2045.

As greenhouse gas emissions accelerate climate change, energy storage is a critical part of California’s strategy to cut pollution and create a cleaner, more reliable grid – storing excess power from solar, wind, and other renewable sources generated during the day to meet demand in the evening when the sun sets.

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Source: Office of Governor

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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday morning for an on-site solar energy & battery storage portfolio, which will be one of the largest such projects in CA and in Fresno.

Fresno groundbreaking for solar energy and battery storage

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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday morning for an on-site solar energy and battery storage portfolio, which will be one of the largest such projects in California and in Fresno, according to the City of Fresno.

“Today’s groundbreaking ceremony is really monumental not only for the city of Fresno but the entire state of California,” says the City of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.

According to the city, the project is currently taking shape at three energy-intensive sites: the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility, and the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility.

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Source: Your Central Valley

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If California acts to create a new community solar market, the Fresno area has the potential to develop over 150 renewable energy projects.

California regulators must approve community solar to benefit San Joaquin Valley residents

Last September, California’s Legislature and Gov. Newsom made a decision to invest in a program that would simultaneously lower our utility bills, create jobs, improve reliability to our grid on hot summer days, and do all of these things without poisoning the air in our most vulnerable communities.
Community solar, combined with energy storage, can bring San Joaquin Valley residents renewable energy to our rooftops and ensure our community’s resilience. Despite California’s reputation as the clean energy capital of the United States, most Californians have never even heard of Assembly Bill 2316 (AB2316), which allows the state’s renters to choose to have their energy generated from a solar project in their community. The community solar and storage proposal is supported by a coalition of solar, ratepayer advocates, organized labor, environmental justice, and environmental groups.

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Source: The Fresno Bee

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Thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and IRA, DOE has made available more than $861M to CA’s state and local governments to invest in energy efficiency & grid resilience.

Energy Facts: Impact of the investing in America agenda on California

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits California

  • On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to San Jose for an announcement on DOE’s first-of-its-kind Renew America’s Nonprofits program, funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. On Thursday, October 26, 2023, Secretary Granholm will tour SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park and attend a “first light” celebration of the lab’s upgraded Linac Coherent Light Source, the world’s most powerful X-ray laser.

Strengthening California’s Economy

ENERGY JOBS

  • In 2022, there were already 911,345 California workers employed in the energy sector.
  • Across the state, more than 76% of the electric power generation workforce was in wind, solar, and hydroelectric, and more than 294,000 workers were employed in energy efficiency.
  • The Inflation Reduction Act is expanding these opportunities, bringing an estimated $21.2 billion of investment in large-scale clean power generation and storage to California between now and 2030.

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Source: Department of Energy

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The Daggett Solar + Storage project in San Bernardino County features 482MW of solar power generation capacity with 280MW of energy storage.

Major solar-plus-storage project online at retired gas-fired power plant

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A California-headquartered energy company announced the start of commercial operation of one of the nation’s largest solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants.

Officials with Clearway Energy Group, along with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, on Oct. 18 said the Daggett Solar + Storage project in San Bernardino County is now online. The installation features 482 MW of solar power generation capacity, along with 280 MW of energy storage. The Daggett facility is located adjacent to the decommissioned Coolwater Generating Station, a former 636-MW natural gas-fired plant in Daggett that was retired in 2015.

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Source: POWER

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