CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO KEEP ITS COMMITMENT TO CLEAN ENERGy

The climate crisis demands action, but we aren’t moving fast enough.  

It’s time for California to get to work building our clean energy future, faster. 

California needs to expand clean energy at a record-breaking pace over the next couple decades, including upgrading and building the transmission lines necessary to electrify buildings and vehicles while delivering reliable and affordable energy. 

California can keep our grid affordable and achieve our climate ambitions.  

To do so, we must get to work removing roadblocks to new in-state clean energy infrastructure and speed up our interconnection process while working with our neighbors in the West.  

California’s leadership will be critical as we pave the way to a 100% clean energy electric grid across the entire Western U.S. 

Building our clean energy future faster will also pave the way for substantial new jobs and private investment while also maximizing California’s ability to put federal funding to work.  

TAKE ACTION

 

ELECTRIFYING CALIFORNIA

California remains the clean energy beacon for the rest of the country as it moves to electrify the state and economy.  

As one of the original 100% clean power states in the West, California is home to over half a million advanced energy workers.  

Electrifying the power and transportation systems will require new approaches, increased public and private investments in infrastructure and a robust strategy to scale technology in all parts of the state. In recent years, California has doubled-down on this commitment by:   

  • Passing a $54 billion climate budget which includes investment in clean energy and zero-emission vehicle technology and infrastructure. 
  • Adopting the Advanced Clean Cars II rules and focusing incentive dollars on the transition to electric trucks and buses. 
  • Taking regulatory and state action to reduce reliance on natural gas in our buildings.   

With continued commitment from our state leaders, California can further cement its leadership position and serve as a model for the rest of nation on how to transition to a 100% clean grid while keeping the lights on.