California reaches new record clean energy milestone

California has hit a new record for clean potency Solar wind hydropower and other carbon-free sources made up of the state s retail electricity supply in the preponderance modern year that statistics is available according to new statistics circulated Monday by the California Resource Commission The total is an increase from when it was And it exceeds the prior record of set in Under a state law signed by former Gov Jerry Brown in aimed at reducing air poisoning and greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to state change California was required to reach renewable and carbon-free electricity by a goal it has already met and by Solar wind geothermal large hydropower biomass and nuclear resource are allowed to count under the law The new milestone comes as renewable power is facing several headwinds Earlier this month Republicans in Congress passed and President Trump signed a bill that removes and reduces multiple of the tax breaks federal grants and other incentives for states private companies and homeowners to expand renewable ability and electric vehicles that were put in place by President Biden As the federal regime turns its back on innovation and commonsense California is making our clean resource future a reality Gov Gavin Newsom disclosed in a comment The world s fourth-largest business sector is running on two-thirds clean power the largest market on the planet to achieve this milestone This is a progressing story Check back for updates