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How States Will Hit 100 Percent Clean Energy
Scientific American
September 5, 2017

California's largest utilities already are slated to generate enough renewable power to get close to meeting the state's current mandate of 50 percent from renewables by 2030.

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Palm Springs officials, religious leaders rally behind clean energy bill
Desert Sun
August 31, 2017

Senate Bill 100, an ambitious clean energy plan put forward by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, drew praise from Palm Springs Mayor Rob Moon and Council member Geoff Kors Wednesday, who said the push for clean energy would create jobs and conserve resources.

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California's goal: an electricity grid moving only clean energy
Los Angeles Times
August 31, 2017

California has been marching toward higher levels of clean energy for years, and state officials said the transformation is happening even faster than expected. The state generated 29% of its power from solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable sources in 2016.

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Wind power costs could drop 50%. Solar PV could provide up to 50% of global power. Damn.
Vox
August 31, 2017

Solar is going to play a much bigger role than most models predict. So far, official predictions have fallen woefully short of the rise of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy:

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California Lawmakers Begin Push for 100% Clean Energy by 2045
NBC News
August 23, 2017

If lawmakers approve Senate Bill 100 before the end of their session in September, it would make California the biggest economy on earth committed to getting 100 percent of its power from wind, solar and other clean alternatives.

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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment
Public Policy Institute of California
August 10, 2017

Key findings from the current survey:

  • Strong majorities of California adults (72%) and likely voters (66%) favor the new state law mandating reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; 56% of adults and 49% of likely voters support the state’s cap-and-trade program.
  • Half of Californians believe state climate policies will lead to more jobs, while most (54%) expect gas prices to rise.
  • Overall job approval is low in California for both the president and Congress; state leaders fare much better, and their approval ratings on environmental issues have risen.
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CA breaks energy record with 80% of state's power generated using renewable methods
The Independent
August 10, 2017

The Golden State has soaked up enough rays to generate 67.2 per cent of its energy from renewable sources last month, smashing previous records. When combining California’s largest grid with hydropower facilities, renewable energy rose even further to 80.7 per cent of total energy generation on 13 May.

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No, city pledges to get 100% renewable energy are not misleading
Vox
August 8, 2017

What disturbs the old guard…is that cities are endorsing a future in which coal and natural gas are obsolete. The doomsaying from fossil fuel defenders will only get more shrill as that inevitable fate gets closer.

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California Aims to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2045
Futurism
August 3, 2017

California’s clean energy sector keeps smashing records, as clean energy jobs in California alone outnumber coal jobs nationwide by an order of magnitude. In March, solar supplied more than half of the state’s power for a few hours.

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California Goes All In - 100% Renewable Energy By 2045
Forbes
August 1, 2017

Kevin de León and Jerry Brown are determined to show the world that California's energy future will not be dictated by the sitting president.