This article comes from law firm Stoel Rives LLP, www.stoel.com At a recent meeting, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a decision establishing an energy storage procurement target for California’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), electric service providers (ESPs), and community-choice aggregators (CCAs). The IOUs are required to collectively procure 1,325 MW of energy storage resources…
Court rejects challenge to Columbia Gorge vicinity wind project
This article comes from law firm Stoel Rives LLP. In a decision that sets an important precedent for energy facility siting in Washington, the Washington Supreme Court today rejected efforts by two environmental groups to overturn the approval of a wind energy project located near the Columbia River Gorge. The Whistling Ridge wind project was…