Posts Tagged ‘wildfire’
CPUC Affordability Report Shows that Wildfires, Not Bioenergy, Are Driving Electricity Rate Increases
In February, the CPUC issued a report in response to the Governor’s Executive Order on energy affordability. The CPUC found that the big four causes of electricity rate increases are: wildfires, Net Energy Metering, transmission and distribution. The report also found that bioenergy programs – the existing large biomass facilities and new, distributed scale facilities…
Read MoreEcostrat Article Shows Need for BDO Zones to Reduce Wildfire Risks
Jordan Solomon, President of Ecostrat, recently authored an article in Biofuels Digest about how BDO (Biofuel Development Opportunity) Zones can help to mitigate wildfire impacts. As Jordan writes, market-based solutions are criticial to help pay the costs of forest fuel treatments that remove excess vegetation and convert it to beneficial uses. One way to do…
Read MoreBAC Comments on Non-Energy Benefits
BAC submitted comments to the California Energy Commission in its proceeding to consider non-energy benefits and impacts. BAC’s comments emphasize the need to consider: You can see BAC’s comments here.
Read MoreAir Board Adopts 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan
The California Air Resources Board adopted California’s 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan in December. The Scoping Plan is California’s blueprint for achieving its climate goals. The 2022 Plan includes several new areas of focus, including a strategy to achieve carbon neutrality, how to reduce carbon emissions and increase sequestration on natural and working lands, carbon…
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