California continues to cement its position as a global leader in renewable energy policy and climate change reform. This session, California State Senate President, Kevin de León, authored Senate Bill 100 (S.B. 100), which would require California utilities to procure 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2045. S.B. 100 has been approved … Continue Reading
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015. The law establishes ambitious energy efficiency and renewable energy goals for California, including increasing from 33% to 50% the procurement of California’s electricity from renewable sources and doubling the energy efficiency savings through energy efficiency and conservation. Key provisions … Continue Reading
On March 19, 2014, the California Energy Commission, the state’s primary energy policy and planning agency, announced that it was initiating a regulatory process leading to the regulation of 15 categories of consumer appliances as to usage of electricity, natural gas, and water. This comes in part in response to the three-year drought period in … Continue Reading
