30 June 2021
Second-quarter newsletter
A revolutionary way to easily value resilience for any facility
By tiering the total electric load into critical, priority, and discretionary loads, the Clean Coalition's value-of-resilience methodology, VOR123, makes it possible to quantify the value-of-resilience (VOR) at any facility type in any location — and even for a larger grid area. Quantifying VOR is key to unleashing renewables-driven Solar Microgrids and Community Microgrids.
To unleash clean local energy, we must fix California's massive transmission cost distortion
In much of California, ratepayers are being charged Transmission Access Charges (TAC) for using the transmission system, whether or not energy touches the transmission grid. This market distortion, the real cost shift in California, unfairly disincentivizes clean local energy and could cost Californians $60 billion+ over the next 20 years. But there's a simple fix.
A lesson in stakeholder engagement and how it's creating resilience in Southern California
Energy Services Media examines how the Clean Coalition used stakeholder engagement to stage resilient energy systems in the Goleta Load Pocket (GLP), a transmission-vulnerable, disaster-prone stretch of Southern California coastline. Just a few years after this work began, significant progress has been made throughout the GLP and beyond.
Local clean energy generation or remote — who wins the battle?
Around the country, high-stakes battles are being waged over the future of clean energy. A recent Clean Coalition webinar compared the models of transmission expansion and customer-sited renewables, using detailed case studies and data to consider which model is likely to prevail.
The importance of robust daytime EV charging
How clean is your electric vehicle (EV)? That depends in part on your state's mix of electricity sources. But some factors you may not have considered — such as the time of day you charge your EV and the level of charger you use — can play major roles in your vehicle's carbon footprint.
Clean Coalition in the news
Solar advocates protest utility net-metering proposals at California Public Utility Commission
Solar Power World | Read article
Proposal Would Make Clean Microgrids More Affordable
California Current | Read article
Keeping the Lights on with Microgrids
Bay Area Monitor | Read article
Why Aren't There More Microgrids?
Microgrid Knowledge | Read article
Camarillo moves to microgrids | Hybrid systems slated for city properties
Ventura County Reporter | Read article
What FERC Order 2222-A Means for Microgrids and Energy Democracy
Microgrid Knowledge | Read article
Upcoming events
Clean Coalition webinar: How Solar Microgrids and Community Microgrids are already delivering resilience to three California communities
Wednesday 28 July at 11am - noon PT
Through the lens of three California case studies, presenters from ENGIE North America will cover financing, facility considerations, and policies for these deployments. More information and registration.
12th Annual California Climate & Energy Forum
3-19 August, virtual
The Clean Coalition's Executive Director, Craig Lewis, will present on an energy reliability panel at this event. More information; registration opens on 6 July.
Climate-Safe California Policy Summit
Thursday 5 August at 9:30am – noon PT, virtual
The Clean Coalition is a partner organization for this event, which will bring together scientists and policymakers to examine the opportunities for climate action in front of California lawmakers today. More information and registration.
Net Zero 2021 Conference
13-16 September, Los Angeles + virtual
The Clean Coalition is a partner organization for this event. More information and registration; use discount code NZCCMP15 to receive 15% off any conference package.
SPI, ESI & Smart Energy Week
20-23 September, New Orleans + virtual
The Clean Coalition is a partner organization for this event. More information and registration; use discount code P1521CC to receive 15% off the full conference event registration. 
Homer Microgrid and Hybrid Power International Conference
12-14 October, virtual
The Clean Coalition's Executive Director, Craig Lewis, will present at this event. More information and conference updates.
Santa Barbara | Menlo Park
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