by David Niebauer | Dec 28, 2017 | Energy, Renewable, Solar, Solar Development
As California pushes forward with aggressive climate-change mitigation efforts, local governments are afforded a way to accelerate renewable energy generation and usage through community choice aggregation. The Community Choice Aggregation law (AB 117) was passed in...
by David Niebauer | Oct 17, 2011 | Solar Development
by David Niebauer A recent decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) has reinvigorated and expanded the Self-Generation Incentive Program (“SGIP”) by greatly expanding the technologies that are eligible for the program and creating up-front...
by David Niebauer | Sep 23, 2011 | Solar Development
by David Niebauer Although California has long supported renewable energy development and generation in the state, it is not entirely clear where the funds will come from to achieve its ambitious goals in the coming years. California already has one of the highest...
by David Niebauer | Jan 20, 2011 | Energy, Solar Development
by David Niebauer The Story of Rare Earth Metals A recent article in the WSJ peaked my interest about Rare Earth Metals. The article discusses how Toyota is searching for an alternative to neodymium, a rare earth metal, in the batteries of its electric and hybrid...
by David Niebauer | Jan 5, 2011 | Energy, Renewable, Smart Grid, Solar Development
by David Niebauer In representing a utility-scale solar developer client recently, I was surprised to learn (naively, I now realize) that the general rule for transmission upgrades is “cost causer pays”. What that means for my developer client is that, regardless of...
by David Niebauer | Nov 1, 2010 | Solar Development
By David Niebauer Most of the discussions of tradable renewable energy credits (TRECs) in California revolve around the extent to which the State’s large utilities can use TRECs for compliance with the California renewables portfolio standard (RPS) program. The...
