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California
Report to the Legislature in Compliance with Public Utilities Code Section 910
March 15, 2013
by California Public Utilities Commission
This useful report prepared by the California Public Utilities Commission for the Legislature examines the high cost of California's renewable portfolio standard which mandates 33% of the state's electricity needs come from renewable energy.
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Energy Policy]
Rewiring California: Integrating Agendas For Energy Reform
November, 2012
by Little Hoover Commission
This report by the California Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission, an independent state oversight agency, calls on State leaders to direct the state’s energy organizations to assess the cumulative impact of recent major energy-related policies on electricity rates and reliability and whether these policies are achieving California’s energy and environmental goals. An excerpt of the executive summary is provided below. The full report can be found by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.
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Impact on Economy|
Energy Policy]
Community Advocates for Renewable Energy Stewardship v. United States Department of the Interior et al
June 18, 2012
by Attorneys for Community Advocates for Renewable Energy Stewardship
This lawsuit, filed against Pattern Energy and the US Department of the Interior and US Bureau of Land Management, seeks injunctive relief to stop construction of the Ocotillo wind energy facility. claiming a failure to follownecessary legal requirements for obtaining a federal right-of-way grant.
James review of noise studies for the proposed Ocotillo wind energy facility
October 4, 2011
by Richard R. James
Acoustics expert, Mr. Richard James, filed these comments on behalf of the Protect Our Communities Foundation and Backcountry against Dumps, Inc. as part of their public comments on the BLM EIS/EIR for the proposed Imperial County, Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility. Mr. James' testimony details the major problems with Cadna/SoundPlan and other commercial noise modeling software products based on the ISO 9613-2 noise modeling standard.
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Impact on People|
Noise]
Travis Air Force Base midair collision avoidance pamphlets (MACA) from 2007 and 2011. The 2011 pamphlet was amended to address the impact of spinning turbine blades on radar. Both pamphlets can be downloaded by clicking on the links below. The third 1-page document shown below is taken from the 2011 MACA.
This letter prepared by Michael Picker, Senior Advisor to the Governor of California for renewable energy facilities, to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council explains that the State of California appears to have met its 33% RPS requirement for 2020. Excerpts of the letter are provided below. The full letter can be accessed by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
Also filed under [
Energy Policy]
Comments on Tule Wind LLC’s Proposed general plan and zoning ordinance Amendments
July 12, 2011
by Stephan C. Volker
The following comments were submitted to the Department of Planning and Land Use in San Diego County California in opposition to Iberdrola-Tule Wind LLC's request for amendments to the County's General Plan, the local Community Plan, and to the existing and draft revised Wind Energy Ordinance. The comment letter was prepared by Attorney Stephan Walker on behalf of several grass-roots non-profit groups.
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Zoning/Planning]
On January 10, 2011, at 1057 Pacific standard time, a Rockwell International S-2R, impacted a meteorological tower (met tower) during an aerial application on Webb Tract Island,
Oakley, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot was killed. The met tower was erected for the purposes of planning a wind energy facility. The preliminary NTSB report can accessed at the link(s) below.
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Safety]
Decision denying a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Manzana wind project
December 21, 2010
by Administrative Law Judge Maryam Ebke
PG&E Corp. ended its bid to buy a 246 MW wind farm project from Iberdrola for $900 million after an administrative law judge recommended that California regulators reject the proposal. The summary of the law judge's recommendation can be read below. The proposed decision submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission can be accessed by clicking the link(s) below.
Avian and bat fatality rates at old-generation and repowered wind turbines in California
August, 2009
by K. Shawn Smallwood and Brian Karas
This important report, which appeared in the Wildlife Society's Journal of Wildlife Management, details the effect on raptor and bird mortality following repowering a portion of the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA) in California (USA). Repowering involves removing older generation towers and replacing them with higher capacity -- and potentially better sited -- units. The abstract to this report appears below. The full report can be accessed by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
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