Dive Brief:
California regulators on Thursday approved long-term plans to ensure electric system reliability, requiring the development of more renewable energy and storage resources, along with deeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted a 2032 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target of 35 million metric tons for the state’s electric sector, marking an almost 25% cut to the previous 46 MMT target.
Utilities will need to procure approximately 25.5 GW of new renewables and 15 GW of storage and demand response resources by 2032. Regulators say the new plan includes more solar and battery storage than the one adopted in 2019, and also includes long-duration storage, out-of-state wind, and offshore wind resources.
Dive Insight:
The CPUC’s decision caps a multi-year process where…