Bloomberg reported that California's main power grid reached a milestone of 99.87% renewable energy last Saturday (April 30), maintaining the record for approximately two minutes, taking another step toward its goal of achieving 100% clean electricity by 2045. Most of the green electricity came from a large solar farm south of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
California set a goal of achieving 100% clean electricity by 2045 in 2018. Governor Gavin Newsom's budget proposal for next year also includes an investment of approximately $2 billion to promote the 100% clean energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daniel M Kammen, an energy professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said on Twitter that California's achievement shows \"that if we reduce fossil fuel subsidies and political inertia, we can achieve 100% clean energy every day by 2030.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which oversees the state's power grid, this achievement broke the previous record of 97.58% renewable energy on the 3rd of the same month. While the record lasted only two minutes, CAISO believes it still demonstrates progress toward California's goal of 100% renewable electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Denmark and South Australia have both achieved 100% green electricity targets in the past, California's main power grid, which needs to supply 80% of the state's electricity needs, is much larger than the former two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Independent reported that California, the nation's largest economy, produces more renewable energy than any other state due to its year-round sunshine. Most of California's renewable energy comes from solar power, followed by wind power, geothermal energy, biomass energy, biogas, and small hydropower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the latest data from the California Energy Commission, in 2020, about 59% of California's electricity came from renewable and zero-carbon energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, California already generated more than 60% of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon energy in 2019. However, the proportion declined last year due to a severe drought, reduced hydropower generation, and the COVID-19 pandemic that delayed the operation of new clean energy power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: Environmental Information Center (https:\/\/e-info.org.tw\/node\/233989)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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