CEERT and GridLab release initial report on transmission challenges
The report released in March 2023 discusses transmission challenges facing California policymakers. The report will be updated after CAISO releases its 2022-2023 Transmission Plan
The report released in March 2023 discusses transmission challenges facing California policymakers. The report will be updated after CAISO releases its 2022-2023 Transmission Plan
PIOs including WGG filed comments on CAISO draft summary report, “Impacts of Expanded Regional Cooperation on California and the Western Grid Draft Report for Stakeholder Review”
Comments were submitted by WGG, WRA, NWEC, RNW, EDF & UCS responding to the West-Wide Governance Pathway Initiative Initial Evaluation Framework for Pathways Options, dated December 15, 2023
WGG, Utah Clean Energy, Western Resource Advocates, NW Energy Coalition and +350 Bay Area wrote a letter to Secretary Raimondo recommending a decisive rejection of a tariff that hinders solar development.
Arizona utility regulators approved new clean-energy rules on Friday that will require electric companies to provide 100% carbon-free energy by 2050, with interim benchmarks between now and then.
Puget Sound Energy has canceled the sale of Colstrip Unit 4 shares to NorthWestern Energy and Talen Energy.
Once final, the bipartisan package will require utilities to be 100 percent carbon-free by 2050 and meet benchmarks along the way. These benchmarks ensure utilities cannot shelve their clean energy plans for decades before putting them into action.
On October 31, 2019, Western Grid Group Director, Amanda Ormond spoke on KJZZ. They discussed the expansion of the solar industry in Arizona and how the Arizona Corporate Commission is approaching regulating that expansion. Listen HERE.
Links to summaries of the 2019 legislative sessions from throughout the West. The bills summarized will concern clean energy issues: energy efficiency, electric vehicles, climate/utility policy, and land use as it pertains to electricity generation. More summaries will be added as we receive them.
This is a separate website that discusses prices and costs. Last entry 2019. Advocates for clean energy resources have long talked about the social, environmental, and carbon benefits of moving away from fossil fuels. They have worked to convince utilities, regulators, legislators, and other decision makers that such benefits outweigh any additional costs of deploying…