Governor Newsom and CA Legislature Agree on Path to Clean, Reliable Energy

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom and the California state legislature have announced an agreement to protect the reliability of California's energy grid amid the state's transition to clean energy. The bill centers the procurement of clean electricity, expedition of electric infrastructure projects, strengthening of the strategic reliability reserve, and modernization of clean energy procurement programs.

Following is a statement from Victoria Rome, director of California government affairs at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):

“This bill safeguards California’s energy grid while giving the state the ability to step up when needed to procure diverse, long-lead time resources like offshore wind. The state's top decisionmakers are providing strong leadership in coupling needed research and strong workforce provisions with thoughtful oversight to end California’s dependence on fossil fuels, bringing the state closer to achieving its bold climate goals.”

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Established in 1970, NRDC uses science, policy, law, and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health, and safeguard nature. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Bozeman, MT, Beijing and Delhi (an office of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd). Visit us at www.nrdc.org and follow us on Twitter @NRDC.