Newsom Details Clean Energy Portfolio Plan As Permit Bills Face Pushback

June 1, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is laying out a long-term plan to build a carbon-free energy portfolio for the state by 2045, though it relies in part on a sweeping set of pending bills to streamline permitting for clean energy and transmission projects that is facing uncertainty amid lawmakers’ scrutiny and pushback from environmentalists. “California has shown we have a vision, and that vision is achievable. This update highlights how we have hit our early targets, some even ahead of...


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