California Energy Commission moves to add generation sought by governor

摘要

The California Energy Commission has approved two orders to comply with Governor Gavin Newsom’s emergency proclamation to reduce strain on the energy infrastructure and to ensure increased clean energy capacity due to projected shortfalls of 3.5 GW in 2021 and 5 GW in summer 2022. One of the two orders, both approved during an Aug. 17 commission meeting, focuses on new emergency and temporary generators, while the other focuses on changes in design, operations or performance of existing facilities. Both orders are in response to the governor’s July 20 emergency proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to extreme drought, wildfires and record-breaking heat events.