California Independent System Operator , a non-profit organization that tracks the state's bulk electric power system and electricity generated and transmitted by its utilities, had previously disclosed the state had achieved 101 percent of itsHowever, power officials in the state double-checked the data and adjusted it slightly due to battery charging and reserve levels, taking the number to 99.87 percent of the 18,672 megawatts load on Saturday.
Environmentalists in the state pushed for a law that mandates the state meet its entire energy demand with clean sources by 2045. This recent milestone is a big achievement for the environmentalists who alsoHydropower in the state is less reliable due to the severe droughts the region has seen, while the state has also decided to shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by 2025,California is still far away from being entirely independent of fossil fuels.