COVID-19 vaccine rollout “not as fast” as people would like
Santa Barbara County is gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday with a message of caution for those planning big gatherings. (SBC Health graphic)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The conversation on COVID-19 is shifting from analytics on cases to the number of vaccine doses received and administered.
Santa Barbara Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso updated the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning.
While the overall numbers from the most recent data is getting better, she said, Isla Vista is still showing an increase.
There were 67 deaths in the last two-week period in the county.
Reuters
The acting president of Cambodia’s opposition party, Sam Rainsy, on Thursday slammed the country’s government for soliciting donations to buy coronavirus vaccines as “populist” and “corrupt,” prompting the ruling party to label his comments a form of “incitement.”
In a statement posted to his Facebook account, Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) acting chief Sam Rainsy suggested Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government is “lagging behind” other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members in acquiring a sufficient number of vaccines.
He noted that several other countries have been able to arrange purchases of vaccines that they will provide to their citizens free of charge, while Hun Sen has had to request financial assistance from the public.
FERC Rolls Back ISO New England Tariff Incentivizing New Generation and Storage Projects
On 2 December 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) ordered the abandonment of a tariff regime designed to provide price stability for new build generation resources in New England’s power markets, including renewables and storage. ISO New England (ISO-NE) established “New Entrant Rules” at the inception of ISO-NE’s forward capacity market, which locked in capacity payments for new generation resources for up to seven years. By providing a predictable revenue stream, the New Entrant Rules helped to incentivize new power producers to join the capacity market and to make new generation projects more attractive to finance.
FERC Rolls Back ISO New England Tariff Incentivizing New Generation and Storage Projects
On 2 December 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) ordered the abandonment of a tariff regime designed to provide price stability for new build generation resources in New England’s power markets, including renewables and storage. ISO New England (ISO-NE) established “New Entrant Rules” at the inception of ISO-NE’s forward capacity market, which locked in capacity payments for new generation resources for up to seven years. By providing a predictable revenue stream, the New Entrant Rules helped to incentivize new power producers to join the capacity market and to make new generation projects more attractive to finance.