California hits milestones toward 100% clean energy — but has a long way to go

Fossil fuels are still the largest source of electricity, but California has made progress with renewables while keeping the lights on.

Email addressA solar farm near Kettleman City. California has made a lot of progress recently switching to clean energy sources. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight LocalFossil fuels are still a large source of electricity, but California has made progress with renewables while keeping the lights on.

“California has made unprecedented investments in our power grid in recent years — and we’re seeing them pay off in real time,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement to CalMatters. “Not only is our grid more reliable and resilient, it’s also increasingly running on 100% clean electricity.” California also now has more than 10,000 megawatts of battery capacity, making it the largest supply outside of China. Battery power from large commercial facilities proved its worth during last month’s heat wave, Mainzer said.

To do that, California aims to build about 6,000 to 8,000 megawatts of new energy resources each year. The state hit a record last year, adding more than 6,000 megawatts, Gunda said. Each megawatt is enough to serve between 750 and 1,000 homes. On April 8, a solar eclipse reduced solar power generation and increased demand on the grid, which was met by batteries. On May 5, wind, hydroelectric and solar energy reached more than 160% of demand for a significant portion of the day.“There’s no miracle technology that was developed. It’s just subtle improvements in existing technologies and deployment, deployment, deployment.

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