Abstract
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) is a programmatic intergovernmental, interagency effort to spur development of utility-scale renewable-energy infrastructure in the deserts of southern California. As a vertical and horizontal collaboration across multiple levels of government, the DRECP presents a compelling example by which to illustrate and evaluate Hannah Wiseman’s proposed “regional renewable governance” and “hybrid regional governance” solutions to the problems of fragmentation associated with the development of large-scale solar infrastructure. Although not regional in the sense that Wiseman proposed (its reach is limited to seven counties in California), the DRECP is nonetheless relevant to Wiseman’s proposed governance frameworks for renewable-energy development due to the number of entities and levels of government involved and the complexity of California’s regulatory environment. This Note addresses the effectiveness of the DRECP in terms of Wiseman’s renewable-governance framework in the context of large-scale solarenergy development in California.
Recommended Citation
Brent Resh,
Something New Under the Sun: The DRECP and Utility-Scale Solar on the New Energy Frontier,
18
Nev. L.J.
317
(2017).
Available at:
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nlj/vol18/iss1/11