California’s high electricity rates have to come into focus in recent weeks with affordability packages proposed by the State Legislature and Administration. These packages consider alternative ways to finance transmission infrastructure as one way to reduce costs. In this blog we provide context for these proposals by examining a suite of potential options to reduce electricity rates. […]

California’s ambitious goals to achieve 90% clean electricity by 2035 and 100% by 2045 hinge on whether the state can rapidly develop new transmission. In this blog post we analyze six key barriers and opportunities to developing this infrastructure, including siting and permitting, public financing, competitive solicitation, grid-enhancing technologies and advanced reconductoring, interregional transmission and […]

California has set goals of 90% retail electricity sales to be carbon-free by 2035 and 100% by 2045. Solar and wind will provide the majority of this generation, but non-intermittent resources capable of meeting electricity demand on a 24/7 basis have also been identified as key to ensure grid reliability and lower ratepayer costs. These […]