Overview
- California generated 67% of its retail electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources in 2023, surpassing the 60% target set for 2030 under a 2018 state law
- The clean-power share rose from 61% in 2022 and eclipsed the prior high of 64% recorded in 2019
- Solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear, geothermal and biomass all qualify toward the state’s clean-energy mandate under Gov. Jerry Brown’s law
- Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that the world’s fourth-largest economy now runs on two-thirds clean power, highlighting California’s leadership in the energy transition
- A recent congressional bill and President Trump’s executive order remove or reduce tax breaks, grants and other federal incentives for renewable energy and electric vehicles