California Energy Commission Business Meeting
The California Energy Commission approved several agreements and grants for energy-related projects. These include technical support for solar demand models with Verdant Associates, climate data processing with Eagle Rock Analytics, and revenue pathway studies for long-duration energy storage with Aspen Environmental Group. Other approvals included a grant for community-led clean energy alternatives with Lawrence Livermore National Security, public EV charging infrastructure in Soda Springs with EV-SEG, and passive cooling roof coatings with SkyCool Systems. The commission also adopted the Renewables Portfolio Standard 2021-2024 Retail Sellers Procurement Verification Staff Draft Report. Additionally, grants were approved for decentralized low-carbon cement manufacturing, advanced microgrid control technologies, composite grid wire wrap research, smart meter-based distribution network capacity tools, data center solid-state transformer demonstrations, industrial decarbonization at a dairy manufacturer, and a long-duration energy storage system for the Hoopa Valley Tribe.