California energy regulators, during their meeting on Thursday, approved a sweeping plan to reduce the state’s yearly electric sector greenhouse gas emissions to 25 million metric tons by 2035, down nearly 60% compared to the 2020 emissions level.
The new goal from the California Public Utilities Commission would also require the state to build more than 56 GW of additional clean energy generation, including solar, different durations of energy storage, as well as 4.5 GW of offshore wind, according to the agency.
The outlined portfolio “strikes a balance between planning for enough cleanpro energy resources to meet our greenhouse gas reduction goals — which will help lower costs for customers — while leaving sufficient time for transmission planning by the [California Independent System Operator] for development of these additional clean energy resources,” said CPUC Commissioner Darcie Houck during the meeting.
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