Energy

Biden Admin Releases Final Rules for Section 48 Energy Investment Tax Credit

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Last week, the US Department of Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Section 48 Energy Credit— also known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) – that will give clean energy project developers clarity and certainty to undertake major investments to produce more clean power.

LADWP’s New CEO & Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones on Accelerating LA’s Clean Energy Transition

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In this timely VXNews interview, Quiñones addresses LADWP’s critical role in Los Angeles’ transition to 100% clean energy by 2035; updates readers on the status of the LADWP's marketmaking innovations in green hydrogen power generation and storage at the Intermountain Power Plant and plans for Scattergood Generating Station; and, highlights significant investments underway to increase capacity of transmission infrastructure to ensure reliability.

Tanya Peacock On California's Hydrogen Landscape, 45V Production Tax Credit, and Carbon Accounting

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Tanya Peacock elaborates on the policies driving investments in low carbon intensity hydrogen, the status of ARCHES, and the prospects for international and subnational leadership post-election on transitioning energy reliance to renewables.

CoMotionLA Panel Excerpt: Fueling the Future: The Role of Hydrogen in U.S. Transportation & Logistics

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Angelina Galiteva

VX News excerpts this panel from CoMotion LA 2024 elaborating on the current market and cost drivers for clean hydrogen fuel and infrastructure and ARCHES' role in accelerating California's hydrogen ecosytem.

Environmental Law Institute Unplugged: The IRA's Impact on Renewable Energy Development

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VX News excerpts this webinar from the Environmental Law Institute on the IRA’s impact on renewable energy project development.

Richard Katz: LADWP’s New Board President on Priorities & Challenges

Richard Katz

New LADWP Board President Richard Katz shares his insights on the priorities and future direction of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the challenges the department faces in ensuring infrastructure resilience, and his role in guiding the utility through an era of increasing environmental and technological pressures.

USDOE Topic Brief: How Rising Electricity Demand Can Support Liftoff of Clean Energy Solutions

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Jigar Shah

With California alone requiring roughly 150,000 new megawatts to meet the state’s clean energy goals and keep the the lights on, how the energy sector can harness this increasing demand to accelerate deployment of emerging technologies is the focus the latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Topic Brief from the US Department of Energy.

Christine Harada on Deploying Public & Private Investment in Grid Infrastructure

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Christine Harada

Christine Harada discusses the administration's investment in grid resilience and innovation, the impact of the CHIPS and Science Act on advancing semiconductor technologies, and the importance of modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)