Emily Prince

Latest Articles

CPUC: California May Achieve The 50% RPS Goal By 2020, 10 Years Ahead of Schedule

November 16, 2017

On Monday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released its Renewables Portfolio Standard Annual Report announcing that the State is on track to meet its renewables portfolio standard (RPS) requirement of 50% ten years ahead of schedule. The California RPS sets a requirement that 33% of electricity retail sales be served by renewable resources by 2020, and 50% by 2030. But with aggressive investment in renewables the State’s three large investor owned utilities (IOUs) may achieve the 50% goal by…

Renewable Energy Insights

President Trump Sends $4.1 Trillion Budget to Congress

By Brian Harms & Emily Prince

June 14, 2017

On May 23 the Trump Administration released its formal FY 2018 budget proposal for congressional approval. The formal budget mirrors many of the aspects of the budget blueprint that the Administration released on March 16—including significant cuts to offices and programs relating to renewable energy. Overall, the proposal cuts the budgets of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of the Interior. The cuts align with the Administration’s goals of reducing non-defense…

Renewable Energy Insights

Trump Administration Considers Preemption of State Renewable Policies

By Stuart Caplan, Brian Harms & Emily Prince

May 24, 2017

In a speech last month, Energy Secretary Rick Perry stated that the Department of Energy (“DOE”) may need to “intervene” in state renewable energy policies to protect grid security and reliability. Secretary Perry made the statement to energy industry stakeholders at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit on April 25, 2017. In early April, Secretary Perry ordered a DOE study to determine the extent wholesale market structures, energy mandates, federal policy and tax subsidies are…

Renewable Energy Insights

California Seeks to Transform the Market: Doubles Funding for Distributed Generation with a Vision for Massive Battery Storage Growth

By Brian Harms & Emily Prince

April 13, 2017

By Brian Harms and Emily Prince On April 6, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved an order doubling the budget of California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP). The order directs California’s three investor owned utilities to double their collection of SGIP fees from ratepayers. Together the utilities will collect $166 million dollars annually through 2019 to fund the SGIP, resulting in an addition $249 million for project funding. The Order implements California’s Greenhouse Gas…

Renewable Energy Insights

President Trump Releases Budget Blueprint Including Cuts to Clean Energy Research and Development

By Brian Harms & Emily Prince

March 21, 2017

On Thursday, March 16, the Trump Administration released its 2018 budget blueprint, which shifts away from many of the Obama Administration’s chief initiatives as related to clean energy. While not surprising, the new Administration’s approach to the 2018 budget is to cut spending and reduce regulations. The proposal demonstrates that goal and “the Administration’s commitment to reasserting the proper role of what has become a sprawling Federal Government.” The White House will release the full…

Renewable Energy Insights

With New Federal Administration, States Betting Bigger on Renewables

By Brian Harms & Emily Prince

March 13, 2017

With New Federal Administration, States Betting Bigger on Renewables Nearly 1 in 10 States have launched proposals directing utilities to procure anywhere from 50% to 100% of their power from renewable energy resources by mid-century. Currently 29 states and the District of Columbia have renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in place. Several states, however, have introduced even more aggressive proposals likely in reaction to the fact that new federal requirements are not likely to be promulgated…

Renewable Energy Insights

Bipartisan Governors Push Trump to Support Renewables in Infrastructure Planning

By Brian Harms & Emily Prince

February 16, 2017

On February 13, 2017, a bipartisan coalition of 20 US governors published a letter imploring President Donald Trump to support the renewables industry. The group highlighted the wide impact the industry has across the nation, employing hundreds of thousands of Americans and transforming low-income and rural communities. The Governors highlight four ways in which Congress and the Trump administration could help the renewables industry. First, grid modernization and transmission development. The Governors argued that any national infrastructure package should provide significant…

Emily Prince

CPUC: California May Achieve The 50% RPS Goal By 2020, 10 Years Ahead of Schedule

President Trump Sends $4.1 Trillion Budget to Congress

Trump Administration Considers Preemption of State Renewable Policies

California Seeks to Transform the Market: Doubles Funding for Distributed Generation with a Vision for Massive Battery Storage Growth

President Trump Releases Budget Blueprint Including Cuts to Clean Energy Research and Development

With New Federal Administration, States Betting Bigger on Renewables

Bipartisan Governors Push Trump to Support Renewables in Infrastructure Planning

Stay Connected

Company

Support

New to the Network