Renewable energy has supplied 100 percent of California's energy demand for between 15 minutes and six hours in 30 of the last 38 days—a historic first for the Golden State.Wind, solar, and hydro energy is now exceeding demand across the state, producing more energy than Californians require on an almost daily basis.
The state's official goal is to run exclusively renewable a decade later, however, in 2045.'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage,' Ian Magruder from electrification non-profit group Rewiring America wrote in response to Jacobson's post.'This has never happened before in history. Yes, California has briefly hit this milestone before on a few very sunny days since 2022. But never so consistently over a two week stretch,' Magruder said.