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California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Utilities to Consider Using Distributed Energy Resources and Storage to Meet Peak Demand

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, the California Senate and Assembly passed a bill that would require utilities and the California Public Utilities Commission to consider the use of distributed energy resources, energy storage, and grid operational efficiencies to meet peak energy and reliability … Continue reading →

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NREL Reports on Demand Charges and Battery Storage Technology

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a white paper on potential markets for behind-the-meter battery storage.  The paper focuses on demand charges, which are charges based on a customer’s peak level of demand.  Demand charges … Continue reading →

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EPA Schedules Stakeholder Meetings on Defining Waters of the United States

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

EPA has scheduled ten teleconferences to solicit recommendations on how to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States.”  A February 2017 executive order directed the Administrator of the EPA and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil … Continue reading →

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One Step Forward, One Step Back on Infrastructure Executive Orders

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order related to infrastructure, but he also disbanded the newly created Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure.  The Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure, established by an executive order issued in July, had yet … Continue reading →

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Executive Order Creates Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure; Lawsuit Follows

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Earlier this month, President Trump issued Executive Order 13,805, which establishes a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure (Council).  The President will appoint up to fifteen members to the Council to represent the interests of various infrastructure sectors.  The Council will … Continue reading →

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