For California to achieve its 2045 clean energy goals, it needs to roughly triple its clean energy capacity.
There are more than enough projects in the works to make that happen, but the state needs to address three bottlenecks that frequently delay project completion: the need for transmission and grid upgrades, the interconnection queue backlog, and siting and permitting difficulties.
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