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The clean energy sector is booming, but so are regulatory expectations. As solar and wind projects expand across the U.S., environmental health and safety (EHS) and hazardous waste compliance requirements have become significantly more stringent. Regulators at both state and federal levels are watching how renewable developers manage waste, document disposal, and track worker safety. For developers and operators, this shift underscores one simple truth: compliance is now a co

Community solar lets households and organizations subscribe to a share of an off-site solar project and receive bill credits without installing panels at home. Programs vary by state, but the players, obligations, and compliance risks are surprisingly consistent. The main provider types (and what they actually do) Project Developer/Owner Secures site, interconnection, permits, financing, and builds/owns the array. Often sells renewable energy credits (RECs) into a state progr

Bridging the Gap Between LTSA Availability and Real Operational Risk Battery Energy Storage Systems have become essential to California’s grid reliability and renewable integration strategy. Yet, as storage assets expand, so do the risks that threaten safety, uptime, and regulatory compliance. Under the new CPUC General Order 167-C, both asset owners and Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) holders are now expected to prove that systems are being operated safely, maintained pro

California just overhauled its power-plant safety regime and, for the first time, pulled grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) fully into it. On March 13, 2025 the CPUC adopted General Order 167-C (GO 167-C) via Resolution ESRB-13, extending the state’s maintenance, operations, logbook, and emergency-planning rules to BESS and updating enforcement tools. 1. BESS Are Now Explicitly Covered For the first time, GO-167C formally adds energy storage systems to the CPUC’

AEES recently conducted an independent compliance audit of a California utility with several Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities. The audit came at a critical time: The CPUC recently modified GO 167 to a new version often referred to as GO 167-C, which for the first time explicitly covers Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS / Energy Storage Systems, ESS. reinforcing the state’s focus on safety, reliability, and reporting transparency. Key elements introduced or e