The California Energy Commission (CEC) will host an all-day workshop on February 1, 2024, to discuss environmental and land use implications of renewable energy development.
RCRC Senior Policy Advocate John Kennedy and CSAC Policy Advocate Ada Waelder will join a panel with renewable energy developers, environmental, and environmental justice organizations focused on land use opportunities and challenges related to reaching the state’s SB 100 renewable energy goals.
Under SB 100 (Chaptered in 2018), California is expected to meet all of its energy needs with renewable and zero-carbon resources by 2045. To achieve those goals, the CEC estimates that California needs to triple the current build rate for solar and wind energy projects; and to increase the battery storage build rate 800% above 2020 levels.
CEC’s SB 100 Land Use Workshop is on February 1, 2024 (9:30am-4:00pm) and will be both in person at the Warren-Alquist State Energy Building (1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, Rosenfeld Hearing Room) and online via Zoom:
https://zoom.us/
Webinar ID: 891 3576 3377
Passcode: 954725
Kennedy and Waelder will also be joining another CEC workshop on February 23 focused on permitting and siting of battery energy storage systems.
RCRC, CSAC, and CalCitites jointly hosted a Renewable Energy Permitting Webinar in late 2023 to share best practices and explore challenges and opportunities related to renewable energy permitting.
For more information, please contact John Kennedy, RCRC Senior Policy Advocate.