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Aspen Releases Western Grid 2050: Clean Energy Vision Report

This new report, prepared by Dr. Carl Linvill, John Candelaria and Ashley Spalding of Aspen Environmental Group’s Integrated Energy Planning Division, examines two very different electricity futures for the Western states: a “Business as Usual” future and a “Clean Energy Vision” future. The report uses credible public data to formulate the alternatives and then evaluates the economic, environmental and public health performance differences between them. […]

Aspen Monitoring Construction of California Valley Solar Ranch Project

Since September 2011 Aspen has been monitoring the construction of the 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) solar PV project, currently under development on over 1,400 acres. Pre-construction activities began in the summer of 2011, and included the review of plan submittals required for Conditions of Approval.Plans reviewed included a Habitat Restoration and Revegetation Plan, a Worker Environmental Education Program, a Grazing Plan, and Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan, […]