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State Lands Commission Advances Offshore Wind Demonstration Project
澳门百老汇网站网址 Members Advance in UK Floating Offshore Technology Demonstration Program
Congratulations to 澳门百老汇网站网址 members Cierco and SBM Offshore for "demonstrating the technical competence, delivery capability and technological innovation" necessary to proceed in The Crown Estate's test and demonstration leasing program for floating offshore wind technologies. Given these companies' engagement in California offshore wind, California stands to benefit from this important experience. (The Crown Estate manages land assets in the United Kingdom.)
澳门百老汇网站网址 Issues Letter to Biden Administration re Proposed DRECP Amendments
In a letter to Biden Administration officials, 澳门百老汇网站网址 explains why the proposed amendments to the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP), issued in the final days of the Trump Administration, are potentially consistent with President Biden's Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis. The DRECP resulted in completely shutting down wind energy development in vast California federal lands, and a course correction is needed to enable the wind energy development that was envisioned by the plan.
Wind Advocates Press for Natural Gas Plant Retirement Planning
In video meetings with CPUC Commissioners' offices this week, 澳门百老汇网站网址 teamed up with the Business Network for Offshore Wind and Offshore Wind California to explain the critical linkages between planning for gas-plant retirements, transmission upgrades, and offshore wind grid access in achieving the state's greenhouse gas goals cost-effectively and while prioritizing disadvantaged communities most affected by poor air quality.
Governor Newsom Signs 澳门百老汇网站网址-Sponsored Bill, AB 1584
October 2, 2019 -- The California Wind Energy Association (澳门百老汇网站网址) today expressed gratitude to Governor Newsom for signing AB 1584, a bill authored by Assemblymember Bill Quirk and sponsored by 澳门百老汇网站网址.
AB 1584, once implemented by the CPUC, will send cost signals to encourage load-serving entities (LSEs) to make decisions that reduce the need for system integration resources.