Doug Puppel

Whether it’s smooth or choppy waters ahead, five years of shifting conditions have made West Coast specialty contractors more adept at navigating whatever comes next.

Planned 400-acre, $5-billion Pier Wind terminal at Port of Long Beach would gain $20 million to support fabrication, assembly and deployment of floating offshore wind turbines.

Newsom order targets projects above 1.5 MW so they show “significant physical work” by July 4, 2026 and are in service before the end of 2027 to qualify for credits.

After taking a battering during the pandemic, contractors on the West Coast have been enjoying the fruits of steady growth over the past few years.

Clean energy developer Arevon Energy this month launched work on the $600M, 300-MW Nighthawk energy storage facility with Rosendin as EPC contractor, and started operation of the $2B, 1-GW Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project built by SOLV Energy.

First in the US, state aims to streamline regulatory process for community and private microgrids, effective on Jan. 1.

Eureka, Calif., facility, which also is set to be an offshore wind energy hub, continues development despite renewable energy opponents' petition to have federal DOT rescind an awarded $427-million grant.

The package of works are part of the wider Horizon Lateral Program developed to meet the water consumption demands of the fast-growing Southern Nevada region.

The Southern Nevada AEC industry continues to enjoy an upward trend, but industrywide woes are making an impact as well.

Platte River Power Authority signed an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources, part of a Colorado renewable power push that includes phasing out all state coal-fired power plants.