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Energy Division

The Energy Division provides objective and expert analyses that promote reliable, safe and environmentally sound energy services at lowest reasonable rates for the people of California. The Energy Division provides technical support to the Commissioners and their offices, and the Administrative Law Judges.

California Has Dealt a Blow to Renewable Energy, Some

California has long championed renewable energy, but a change in the state''s policies last year has led to a sharp decline in the installation of residential rooftop solar in the

California PUC adopts plan to add 25.5GW of renewables by 2023

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved plans to add around 25,500 MW of renewable energy resources and 15,000 MW of energy storage and demand response resources by 2032. The decision also adopted a 35 million metric ton (MMT) electric sector greenhouse gas emission (GHG) planning target.

Renewable Energy in Japan / METI Ministry of Economy

Policy Index ; Renewable Energy in Japan; Renewable Energy in Japan. Japanese. Press Releases. First Plenary Meeting of Community Partnership for Energy Conservation Held (September 25, 2024) METI Sets the Surcharge Rate for FY2024, the Renewable Energy Purchase Prices for FY2024 Onward, and Other Details Relating to the FIT

California Hits Milestones Toward 100% Clean Energy — but Has

From January to mid-July of this year, zero-carbon, renewable energy exceeded demand in California for 945 hours during 146 days — equivalent to a month-and-a-half of 100% fossil-fuel-free

Power and renewables advisory, certification, inspection, testing

This paper analyses the current practice of variable renewable energy market integration in a selected number of non-liberalized electricity markets and studies further regulatory options in systems not based on markets. Group New Power Systems – an outlook to 2050

CER – Market Snapshots

electricity, renewables: Energy Futures, wind power, biomass, capacity, solar: 2016-05-18: Effect of gasoline prices on summer driving season demand in Canada unclear: oil: fuel, gasoline, energy use: 2016-05-12: Impacts of the Fort McMurray wildfires on Canadian crude oil production: oil: crude, production, oil sands: 2016-05-06

Renewable energy in California

OverviewLegal renewables requirementSignificance at national levelHydroelectric power generationSolar power generationGeothermal power generationBiomass power generationWind power generation

California produces more renewable energy than any other state in the United States except Texas. In 2018, California ranked first in the nation as a producer of electricity from solar, geothermal, and biomass resources and fourth in the nation in conventional hydroelectric power generation. As of 2017, over half of the electricity (52.7%) produced was from renewable sources.

Celebrating 100 days of 100% renewable electricity in California

A Renewable Electricity Milestone. In his opening remarks, Steven King, clean energy advocate at Environment California, introduced the clean energy milestone that California advocates have been working towards. Renewable sources, such as solar, wind, and water, have met 100% of the state''s electricity demand for a portion of 98 days during the spring and

CER – Canada''s Energy Future 2023: CER''s first long-term

Canada''s Energy Future 2023: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050 . Canada''s Energy Future series explores how possible energy futures might unfold for Canadians over the long term. Canada''s Energy Future 2023 focuses on the challenge of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

California Officials Praise Renewables, Battery Storage for Grid

California has set a target to reach 60% renewables by 2030 and 100% renewable energy by 2045. In recent years, rolling blackouts have been an issue across the state during

Building the Electricity Grid of the Future: California s Clean

Our state established a landmark policy (SB 100, 2018) requiring 100% of our electricity to come from renewable energy and zero-carbon resources by 2045. This plan marks our progress

Renewables Portfolio Standard – Verification and Compliance

The Energy Commission verifies the eligibility of renewable energy procured by load-serving entities, which include retail sellers, publicly owned utilities (POUs), and all other entities serving retail sales of electricity in California that are obligated to

CER – Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Canada

The residential and commercial sectors consumed 1.5 Bcf/d and 1.4 Bcf/d, respectively. Electricity. In 2020, annual electricity consumption per capita in Canada was 14.6 megawatt-hours (MWh). Quebec ranked the highest for annual electricity consumption at 22.9 MWh per capita, and Nunavut ranked the lowest at 6.1 MWh per capita.

Renewable Energy

The Inflation Reduction Act provides over $170 billion in incentives and grants for clean energy production and transmission. It creates a new 10-year incentive for clean hydrogen production and extends existing tax credits of 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for solar energy production through 2024 and then replaces it with a new tech-neutral clean electricity generation tax

What percentage of California''s electricity comes from zero-carbon energy?

Together with large hydroelectric and nuclear power, 61 percent of California''s retail electricity sales come from zero-carbon, clean generation. California is well on its way to achieving some of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation.

2023 California Green Innovation Index

Growth in the amount of renewable energy being generated in California has slowed considerably since 2018— it increased by only 2.2 percent in absolute terms (6.6% in relative terms) to 35.8 percent of California''s total power mix (imports and in-state, but excluding large hydro) from 2021 to 2022.

Renewables Portfolio Standard

The California Energy Commission verifies the eligibility of renewable energy procured for each Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) compliance period by publicly owned utilities (POUs). For POUs, the Energy Commission also determines the classification of procurement claims, calculates procurement requirements, and determines RPS compliance.

What is a nonrenewable energy source?

As renewable use continues to grow, a key goal will be to modernize America''s electricity grid, making it smarter, more secure, and better integrated across regions. Nonrenewable, or "dirty," energy includes fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal. Nonrenewable sources of energy are only available in limited amounts.

CER – Canada''s Renewable Power

The electricity generation and capacity data used in this report is from EF2020. The Energy Futures series is the CER''s long-term outlook for energy supply and demand in Canada. Historical data for electricity generation is available up to 2018. Historical data for electricity capacity is available up to 2017.

Is California achieving a zero-carbon energy era?

Signs of progress are emerging. From January to mid-July of this year, zero-carbon, renewable energy exceeded demand in California for 945 hours during 146 days — equivalent to a month-and-a-half of 100% fossil-fuel-free electricity, according to the California Energy Commission, the state agency tasked with carrying out the clean energy mandates.

CER – Electricity (including Renewables)

Electricity Trade Summary; Analysis and Publications. Canada''s Renewable Power: Recent and Near-Term Developments – March 2021; What is in a Canadian Residential Electricity Bill? – July 2020; For more information on electriciy, refer to Canada''s Energy Future, ARCHIVED – Electricity (including Renewables) – Analysis and Publications

What percentage of California''s retail electricity sales come from renewables?

The most recent data show that in 2022, over 39 percent of California''s retail electricity sales was served by RPS-certified renewables. Together with large hydroelectric and nuclear power, 61 percent of California''s retail electricity sales come from zero-carbon, clean generation.

CA hits clean-energy milestones but has long way to go

Signs of progress are emerging. From January to mid-July of this year, zero-carbon, renewable energy exceeded demand in California for 945 hours during 146 days — equivalent to a month-and-a-half of 100% fossil-fuel-free electricity, according to the California Energy Commission, the state agency tasked with carrying out the clean energy mandates.

Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act

The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (Senate Bill 350) established clean energy, clean air, and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals, including reducing GHG to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The California Energy Commission is working with other state agencies to implement the bill.

2018 Total System Electric Generation

The California Code of Regulations (Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 2, Section 1304 (a)(1)-(2)) requires owners of power plants that are 1 MW or larger in California or within a control area with end users inside California to file data on electric generation, fuel

Achieving 33% renewable electricity generation by 2020 in California

This paper investigates the impacts of California, USA reaching its renewable electricity target of 33%, excluding large hydro, by 2020, which is set out in the state''s RPS (Renewable Portfolio

Ministry of Energy and Electrification

Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010; Federal Carbon Tax Transparency Act, 2019; Hydro One Accountability Act, 2018; Hydro One Inc. Directors and Officers Act, 2002; Ministry of Energy Act, 2011; Ontario Clean Energy Benefit Act, 2010; Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; Ontario Fair Hydro Plan Act, 2017; Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers

Renewables 100 – Transition to 100 percent renewable energy

The Renewables 100 Policy Institute brings together senior leaders from across disciplines to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities and to move the needle on the policies, technology solutions, and financial mechanisms needed to transition more quickly and intelligently to 100% renewable energy systems.