California Energy Update 7/27

SDG&E, State and Local Officials Dedicate New Sunrise Powerlink 'Green ... MarketWatch (press release) The dedication ceremony, which included representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission and government and community leaders representing the city and county of San Diego, was held at ...

Candidate plans: Prosperity and sustainability Examiner.com The PEIS outlines the government's strategy for developing 17 solar energy zones on public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Solar energy zones are areas where power companies could develop utility-scale solar ...

US to unveil roadmap for solar energy development on public lands Energy Business Review The Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah- represents a major step forward in the permitting of utility-scale solar ...

ENERGY: State commission rejects appeals of Carlsbad power plant North County Times "Frankly, I don't expect San Onofre to be back for several years," said Robert Weisenmiller, chairman of the California Energy Commission, at Tuesday's meeting. "That has implications for the reliability of service in Southern California. It's very important to ...

GEA National Geothermal Summit to Address Challenges in Advancing ... MarketWatch (press release) Jerry Brown; Commissioner Carla Peterman, California Energy Commission; Karen Edson, Vice-President, Policy and Client Services, California ISO; and John DiStasio, General Manager & CEO, SMUD. The GEA Honors Awards Dinner will feature insight ...

Colorado Tapped for Government's New Solar Energy Zones 5280 The Denver Magazine (blog) Of the states chosen for the 17 Solar Energy Zones, California has the largest allotment, with a little more than 153000 acres. Nevada, at roughly 6000 acres, has the smallest. The Los Angeles Times reported this week that solar facilities on public lands could ...

Wyoming seeks California, Colorado wind power buyers Casper Star-Tribune Online California, home to almost 38 million people, is the big prize. The state's set an aggressive standard for renewable energy use, known as a renewable portfolio standard. The Golden State's guidelines require that one-third of its energy must come from ...

US Creates Zones to Boost Solar Energy Development CleanTechnica The plan, according to the Department of Interior (DOI) news release, would cover 285000 acres of public land across the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The US government would like to advance large solar power ...