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pv magazine: Changing climate, changing laws: addressing new wildfire risk requirements in project development
The increasingly common occurrence of wildfires throughout California makes clear that wildfires pose a serious threat to the public and environment in the state. Thus, it should be no surprise that new laws and regulations are starting to respond to these threats.
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Transmission and Renewable Resource Needs in Northern California
The multi-agency Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) 2.0 began in September 2015 with two objectives. First, to address Governor Brown’s call for California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2030. Second, to help the state comply with Senate Bill 350,
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How Long Does It Take to Permit and Build Transmission to Meet California’s Policy Goals?
If California is going to meet its energy policy goals, planners need to adequately account for cost-effective, environmentally responsible upgraded and new transmission projects that can flexibly and reliably deliver renewable resources to the state.