By Brittney Sherman
California has reached a major clean energy milestone—two-thirds of the state’s electricity in 2023 came from clean, renewable, or zero-carbon sources. That’s up from 61% the year before and just 41% a decade ago, highlighting steady progress toward the state’s climate goals.
Clean energy sources like solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal, and biomass now power the majority of California’s grid, making it the largest economy in the world to hit this level of clean energy use.
Momentum continued into 2024, with a record-breaking 7,000 megawatts of clean energy capacity added to the grid—the biggest single-year increase in state history and the third straight year of record growth.
Read more HERE!