by David Niebauer | Mar 2, 2011 | Energy, Renewable
by David Niebauer Now that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has lifted its moratorium on the use of renewable energy credits (RECs or TRECs) by investor owned electric utilities (IOUs) for compliance with the State’s renewable portfolio standard...
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 18, 2010 | Energy, Renewable
By David Niebauer The electricity transmission and distribution grid in North America is awe-inspiring. Often called the “world’s largest machine”, the Grid connects huge power generating facilities with end users (both residential and commercial) in a system that...
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...
