California’s already ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) just got even more so with the state Air Resources Board’s September 23 adoption of a 33 percent goal for renewables by 2020. The new standard is an increase from the previous 20 percent by 2010 goal, and could provide significant incentives for alternative energy, both in state and elsewhere. The new… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
California Passes First U.S. Renewable Energy Storage Law
Posted in Renewable EnergyThe California Legislature’s passage of the energy storage bill, AB 2514, is the first measure in the U.S. that could require utilities to store part of the electricity they generate. If a goal is established as a result of AB 2514, it could provide an important incentive to the development of clean energy that renewable portfolio standards ("RPS") have been unable to do on their… Continue Reading
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