Both houses of the California State Legislature voted late Monday to extend the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program until 2030.

A California Senate bill that would require utilities to obtain all their electricity from zero-carbon sources advanced through a key committee.

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 are concerned that expanding CAISO into a regional grid operator could result in higher electricity bills and job losses.

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.