The 2020 forecast of greenhouse gas emissions is important for tracking California’s progress towards the goal of reducing statewide emissions. | Investor Owned Utility and Publicly Owned Utility contracts could meet 33 percent renewable energy by 2020. Some projects may not be viable.
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Demand Response supports efficient use of the grid by reducing or shifting energy consumption. This decreases costs and lessens impact on the environment. |
Statewide savings from energy efficiency programs, codes and standards, and price and market effects are expected to increase through 2020. |
Current programs, if fully subscribed, could achieve nearly 9,000 MW. After that, an annual growth rate of about 7.5% would be needed between 2016 and 2020. |
The Resource Flexibility Metric shows needed generating capabilities beyond simple energy requirements, especially considering the OTC resources being phased out. |
California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program will play a critical role in meeting California’s air quality and greenhouse gas reduction goals for 2020. |
The ISO has identified and approved the transmission projects that provide sufficient capacity to enable the state to achieve the 33 percent renewables target by 2020. |
Generators must eliminate or mitigate use of coastal or estuarine waters for once-through cooling (OTC) on a schedule established by State Water Control Resources Board. |
By 2020, electricity used in California from coal and petroleum coke is expected to decline 60 percent from 2010. . |
Power plants fueled by natural gas provide the largest portion of California’s installed capacity. .
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Current reserve margins substantially exceed the planning threshold of 15-17 percent established by the CPUC. .
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The system average rate is important in comparing the overall costs to consumers for electricity over time. .
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Electricity consumption grew at a rate of about 1.5 percent from 1990 to 2000, 1 percent from 2000 to 2008, and decreased about 1 percent from 2008 to 2009.
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In Governor Jerry Brown’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan, investments in renewable energy are central elements in rebuilding California’s economy. |
Investments in demand-side energy programs, renewable electricity projects and transmission infrastructure may have the potential to create up to 771,000 jobs-years.
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