When the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program began in 2002, renewable resources made up a small portion of the electricity consumed by Californians. Today, California is well on its way to achieving some of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation.
In 2022, over 39 percent of California’s retail electricity sales was served by RPS-certified renewables. Together with large hydroelectric and nuclear power, 61 percent of California’s retail electricity sales come from zero-carbon, clean generation.
Senate Bill 100 (2018) and other recent legislation established the following goals for California’s retail electricity sales to be supplied by renewable and zero-carbon resources:
- 60% by 2030
- 90% by 2035
- 95% by 2040
- 100% by 2045
