Newsom Releases Clean Energy Transition Plan

Plan includes proposal for “central procurement mechanism” that would create demand and finance new renewable energy projects.

Governor Gavin Newsom released his updated clean energy plan to meet the state’s goal of 100% clean electricity by 2045. The plan, titled “Building the Electricity Grid of the Future: California’s Clean Energy Transition Plan,” notes that California will have to build 148,000 megawatts (MW) of new clean power by 2045. While the state is ahead of schedul…