California Energy Commission

The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the County of Los Angeles celebrated the first completed project in Southern California under the CEC’s Equitable Building Decarbonization Program.

Today’s ribbon cutting ceremony marked the successful retrofit of a low-income senior housing complex in San Diego with efficient electric appliances and building upgrades that improve safety and indoor air quality. Upgrades such as heat pump water heaters and induction cooktops will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize the state.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4uEdTGn

The California Energy Commission voted today to approve the Potentia-Viridi Battery Energy Storage project in Alameda County. The 400 MW battery storage project will help strengthen grid reliability by storing electricity when energy is abundant and delivering it back to the grid when demand is highest.

The approval also marks a major milestone for California’s accelerated clean energy permitting efforts. In just the past year, the CEC’s Opt-In Certification program has approved three major projects totaling roughly 3,300 MW of clean energy infrastructure, including:

• 1,450 MW of solar generation
• 1,850 MW of battery storage
• 9,000 MWh of storage capacity

Together, these projects are expected to create more than 2,300 construction jobs statewide and provide millions of dollars in direct community investments while helping build a clean, more reliable electric grid for California.

More: https://bit.ly/4wZnjOj

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Hoy, la CEC aprobó el Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía en Baterías Potentia-Viridi en el condado de Alameda. El proyecto de 400 MW ayudará a fortalecer la confiabilidad de la red eléctrica al almacenar electricidad cuando la energía es abundante y devolverla a la red cuando la demanda es más alta.

La aprobación también marca un importante logro para los esfuerzos acelerados de permisos de energía limpia de California. Tan solo en el último año, el Programa de Certificación de Inclusión Voluntaria de la CEC ha aprobado tres proyectos importantes que suman aproximadamente 3,300 MW de infraestructura de energía limpia, incluyendo:

1,450 MW de generación solar
1,850 MW de almacenamiento en baterías
9,000 MWh de capacidad de almacenamiento

En conjunto, se espera que estos proyectos creen más de 2,300 empleos de construcción en todo el estado y aporten millones de dólares en inversiones directas para las comunidades, mientras ayudan a construir una red eléctrica más limpia y confiable para California.

Más información sobre el proyecto: https://bit.ly/3RyB1r5

A federal cost-share solicitation for the Geothermal Grant and Loan Program is scheduled to be released in early summer. A pre-application workshop to help interested applicants understand the process is planned.

Sign up for updates here: https://www.energy.ca.gov/solicitations/2026-05/cost-share-federal-geothermal-energy-funding-opportunities-geothermal-grant

As summer approaches, California’s electric grid is stronger and more resilient than in past years. Thanks to rapid clean energy deployment, expansion of battery storage, and strategic efforts to build up emergency reserves, the state’s electric grid is better prepared to handle extreme weather and wildfires.

Read more about what energy leaders have to say about the Summer 2026 grid reliability outlook: https://bit.ly/4d3QZAG

👉View energy.ca.gov/events for more details.

The California Energy Commission voted today to approve the Soda Mountain Solar and Battery Storage Project in San Bernardino County. When built, the project will deliver clean electricity, strengthen grid reliability, and bring jobs and economic investment to the region.

The CEC voted today to approve the Soda Mountain Solar and Battery Storage Project in San Bernardino County. When built, it will deliver clean electricity, enhance grid reliability, and create local jobs and economic investment.

More: https://bit.ly/42jw8o5

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Hoy, la CEC aprobó el proyecto de Energía Solar y Almacenamiento de Energía en Baterías de Soda Mountain en el condado de San Bernardino. Cuando esté construido, el proyecto proporcionará electricidad limpia, mejorará la confiabilidad de la red y generará empleos e inversión económica local.

Más información sobre el proyecto: https://bit.ly/3P3HUQg

It’s getting harder not to notice.

More zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) at stoplights.
More chargers in parking lots.
A transportation shift you can see.

That’s clean transportation in action.

🌎This Earth Day, California’s Clean Energy Journey highlights how the shift to ZEVs and charging infrastructure is helping cut pollution while keeping California moving forward.

With millions of ZEVs now on the road, the transition isn’t something coming someday.

It’s already part of how California moves.

Watch the story unfold: https://arcg.is/0yS4iP1

Leading up to Earth Day 2026, we’re celebrating California’s clean energy journey, which starts with the infrastructure powering our lives and work.

Across California, more renewable energy is coming online while battery storage continues to grow, helping support a reliable grid and a cleaner energy future.

This is the foundation of the progress happening across the state and the first part of the story we’re sharing leading into Earth Day.

Follow the journey and explore all five chapters of our new story map: https://arcg.is/0yS4iP1

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