Rising gas prices. Image by wingedwolfOPINION – I believe in clean energy and responsible environmental policy. But California’s approach is punishing the very communities it claims to protect.
Image by ronniechuaOPINION – For California to realize its bold clean energy vision — like achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 — we must challenge the status quo and create a new energy marketplace that maximizes every electron, utilizes dynamic systems to create supply and addresses the increasing load demands of an energy hungry economy.
Industrial battery units storing electricity in the desert. Image by The Desert Photo. OPINION – California leads the nation in energy storage. We must maintain this momentum. With continued improvements in technology and regulatory oversight, energy storage can continue to play a pivotal role in powering the state’s clean energy future.
Choices between clean renewable energy and oil production. Image by a-poselenovOPINION – California has long been a climate leader, but now we face a critical choice: continue investing billions in a system that keeps us hooked on natural gas, or embrace nuclear energy to fully decarbonize the grid.
Offshore wind power and energy farm with many wind turbines on the ocean. Image by NiseriNOPINION – This summer, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) faces a pivotal choice that could make or break the next clean energy industry – offshore wind.
High voltage transmission towers - image by peterschreiber.mediaOPINION – California urgently needs solutions to our energy affordability and reliability crisis, especially as we approach summer and inevitable heat waves that drive up temperatures along with energy bills. Fortunately, a suite of bills rapidly advancing through the state legislature would go a long way towards solving problems of energy reliability, affordability and safety.
Clean energy, image by ideadesignOPINION – Even as California has made great strides and raised the bar on climate action, it has not adequately planned for our long-term energy needs. Now we are at a turning point. We need a plan to reach the state’s new clean energy targets of 90 percent by 2035 and 95 percent by 2040 on the road to 100 percent by 2045.
Image by Oleksiy Mark via ShutterstockOPINION – California has positioned itself not just as a national leader in reducing carbon emissions, but an international model. The state recently achieved another in a long stretch of milestones by securing EPA approval to mandate that half of all heavy vehicles sold in the state be electric by 2035. However, in this instance, the
Wind-driven generators capture and deliver energy. (Photo: VG Foto, via Shutterstock)OPINION: When Californians received an emergency text alert recently urging them to cut energy use, they probably didn’t know how much they were needed to avoid power outages. Electricity demand almost surpassed supply during a record heat wave worsened by climate change. And yet, unlike August 2020, outages never came.
The Energy Observer, the first round-the-world hydrogen-powered sea vessel, arrived in Long Beach on Earth Day, April 22. (Photo: Ringo Chiu, via Shutterstock)OPINION: In the May Revision to his state budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom added $110 million to support clean hydrogen production, recognizing the need for more clean hydrogen in the U.S. and the opportunity for California to dominate its development on a national and global scale.