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Policy & Planning

Blackouts and California’s clean energy transition
To address both near-term reliability threats and emerging climate risks, we need to move both more carefully and faster.
Mark Dyson Ben Serrurier and Charles Teplin

Aug 20, 2020

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Renewables

California heatwave catches grid operator unprepared
California’s rotating outages blamed on the state’s failure to integrate the demand and supply sides of the market.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Aug 19, 2020

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Policy & Planning

California’s glide to renewable energy nirvana
How California could meet its goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040, five years ahead of schedule.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jul 10, 2020

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Battery

PG&E seeks approval for 1.7GWh of new battery storage for California grid
California utility seeks regulatory approval for five separate battery projects totalling 423MW, or nearly 1.7GWh of energy storage capacity, to come online by August 2021.
Sophie Vorrath

May 20, 2020

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PV peakers: How solar and batteries are killing new gas projects in US
New analysis shows solar and storage projects are beating out gas projects with prices in the low $US30s/MWh, and are easily beating fossil fuels in Hawaii.
Michael Mazengarb

May 16, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

A cautionary tale from California, as utilities face a perfect climate and renewables storm
As Australian swelters through another record-breaking heatwave, a cautionary tale unfolds in the state of California, where major utility PG&E faces bankruptcy, as the poster child for climate-change dangers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 18, 2019

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Renewables

Rise of renewables dooms baseload generation
The more renewables – and particularly solar – capacity comes on-line, the lower the profitability for baseload generators. Just ask California.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Oct 30, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

California locked in to carbon-free power by 2045
New law commits state of California to 100 per cent carbon-free power by 2045.
Mark Hand

Sep 12, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

California – a world beater at big grid electricity decarbonisation
How is it that California can decarbonise its electricity grid so much more efficiently and cheaply than in Australia? Why is California’s wholesale electricity price only about half that in Australia?
David Leitch

Sep 3, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

California moves one step closer to 100 per cent renewables by 2045
California one step away from becoming the second state in the US – after Hawaii – to mandate a 100 per cent renewable energy target.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 30, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Meanwhile, California slashes emissions to below 1990 levels
California’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to 1990 levels, well ahead of the state’s 2020 target date.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 13, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

California mandates solar PV on all new residential buildings
California Energy Commission has, as predicted, mandated rooftop solar PV installations on all new residential buildings from 2020.
Joshua S Hill

May 10, 2018

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