Image by WangAnQiOPINION – No state has been derided more by President Donald Trump and top officials in his administration than California. Last month Chris Wright, the secretary of the Department of Energy, added to that onslaught.
Image by Stadtratte. OPINION – For years, various low- and zero-emission automobiles have been the darlings of policymakers, such as Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Gov. Jerry Brown, a host of Sacramento lawmakers, activists and consumers who felt the need to show off their green bona fides. To the astonishment of no one, they became particularly popular in California. But now a curiosity arises: How will their popularity fare without special government treatment?
Image by t:photoschmidt. OPINION – We must continue advocating for a resilient energy system that is suitable for local resources while empowering community members and residents. California can lead—but leadership requires action.
Image via Getty Images.OPINION – The U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Resource Adequacy Report is a critical moment of reflection for California’s electric grid. As our state leads the nation in clean energy adoption and grapples with rising electricity demand, the report discusses issues that Californians cannot afford to ignore.
Offshore wind turbines, image by New AfricaOPINION – Following BOEM’s announcement canceling future offshore wind leases across the U.S., it’s important to remember that California still holds existing leases, including the wind area off the Central Coast.
Image by AndreyPopov. OPINION – To the extent that the “ghost of energy deregulation haunts” SB 540, as the headline of an article in The Capitol Weekly recently declared, in certain ways it is, ironically, a friendly ghost.
Heat pump. Image by Fotomax. OPINION – California didn’t become a solar leader by stopping and starting. It did so by making long-term, consistent investments that gave homeowners, workers, and innovators confidence to act.
Solar panel and wind turbine - Renewable energy. Image by bombermoon. OPINION – As the federal government turns its back on the clean energy transition—gutting decades of progress with the passage of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”—California now stands alone at a critical crossroads. With federal incentives slashed and funding for renewable projects drying up, the burden of clean energy leadership has shifted squarely onto Sacramento.
Image by peterschreiber.mediaA quarter century after the California energy crisis, some supporters of energy deregulation have taken to a new idea: turning over control of the state’s energy grid to a West Coast nonprofit.
Image via Shutterstock and Carl WurtzOPINION – There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind about the ability of fusion to generate limitless venture capital. But will it ever, can it ever, generate electricity? If you ask experts with no skin in the game, the answer is more sobering