February 12, 2025

California Legislature

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CAISO Regionalization, 100% Clean Energy Bills Fizzle
Legislature ended its 2017 session, drawing criticism for its pursuit of CAISO regionalization and for letting a 100% clean energy bill die in committee.
California CCAs Spur Worry of Regulatory Crisis
Few parties in California are happy with the way the state’s community choice aggregator (CCA) program is turning out, legislators learned.
California Lawmakers Extend Cap-and-Trade
Both houses of the California State Legislature voted late Monday to extend the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program until 2030.
California Zero-Carbon Power Bill Advances
A California Senate bill that would require utilities to obtain all their electricity from zero-carbon sources advanced through a key committee.
California Democrats Move to Extend Cap-and-Trade
California Democrats unveiled legislation to combat air pollution that included a measure to extend the state’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.
California Lawmakers Take Up CAISO Expansion
California lawmakers are concerned that expanding CAISO into a regional grid operator could result in higher electricity bills and job losses.
California Senate Passes Bill Mandating 100% RPS
The California State Senate passed a bill that would require the state's load-serving entities to obtain all their electricity from renewables by 2045.

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