California added record clean energy — can it keep it up?

Aerial of California Solar Plant successful the Cuyama country of Southern California. | Photo: Getty Images

For 3 years successful a row, California has added a grounds magnitude of caller cleanable vigor capacity. The magnitude of renewable vigor and retention (i.e. batteries) added since 2020 is astir equivalent to however overmuch energy the authorities has utilized connected mean connected a regular ground - astir 25,000 megawatts, according to caller information from Governor Gavin Newsom's bureau and the California Public Utilities Commission shared with The Verge.

California is expecting that maturation to continue, though the roadworthy up is looking progressively bumpy with the Trump medication trying to marque it harder to physique caller greenish vigor infrastructure successful the US.

"We've ne'er added truthful overmuch capableness to our grid successful specified a abbreviated magnitude of time, transforming our powerfulness grid to beryllium cleaner and much reliable and resilient than ever before," Newsom said successful a connection emailed to The Verge. His bureau declined to remark connected proposals successful President Trump's "big, beauteous bill" that could stymy renewable vigor improvement if Congress passes it successful its existent form.

California added astir 7,000 megawatts of renewable energy and retention past year. …

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