California Notches New Record in Renewable Energy
Recent data from the California Energy Commission has revealed that California achieved a new renewable energy milestone in 2023: drawing 67% of its retail electricity supply from wind, hydropower, solar, and other renewable sources, up from 61% in 2022. The previous record was 64% renewable energy in 2019, just a year after former California Governor Jerry Brown signed a state law designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Under the 2018 emissions reduction measure, California is set to achieve 100% carbon-free and renewable electricity by the year 2045, with wind, biomass, solar, nuclear, and large hydropower providing the…
