Show love for transmission
Remarkably, California has added enough clean energy to its grid in each of the last two years to meet the breakneck pace called for in its climate plans. Not so for transmission.
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ACP-California
CALIFORNIA BUILDS POWER: American Clean Power-California represents the solar, wind, battery storage, geothermal and transmission companies building California’s clean energy future.
What We Do
As the industry’s united voice, ACP-CA helps shape policy and regulation to make clean power achievable, affordable and reliable while delivering a new generation of energy jobs.
Priorities
- Build Faster: California needs to build faster and build bigger to meet rising energy demand and accomplish its climate goals. ACP-CA backs proposals to accelerate deployment, spend smarter and strengthen the grid.
- Transmission: ACP-CA is pushing California to upgrade and build the transmission lines needed to bring new clean power online.
- Markets: ACP-CA advocates legislation to grow the market for clean energy produced in California while expanding clean power adoption and production across the West.
- Resource Diversity: ACP-CA represents a growing portfolio of companies including offshore wind leaseholders and advanced geothermal developers. Offshore wind will provide a critical boost to the state’s power supply amid the soaring demand that is expected in the late 2030s, and will provide thousands of good-paying jobs while diversifying the state’s energy portfolio without competing for competitive space on land. The promise of advanced geothermal to deliver additional clean, firm power to the grid at all hours of the day with minimal environmental impact is growing every day.
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POLITICO: Sacramento’s hookup problem
When it comes to California’s utilities making upgrades to their transmission systems so they can connect new renewables to the power grid, delay is the norm, not the exception.
Press Room
What ACP-CA is saying:
- February 20, 2026 – AB 2493 would connect clean power faster, more affordably
- January 21, 2026 – California Clean Energy Symposium kicks off Feb. 2
- October 2, 2025 – ACP-California commends Gov. Newsom for signing SB 302
- September 13, 2025 – ACP-California joins coalition in hailing passage of regional markets legislation
- September 10, 2025 – ACP-California backs new regional electricity markets legislation
- August 29, 2025 – ACP-California applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom, Legislature for action to accelerate clean energy deployment and save money on electric bills
- July 23, 2025 – ACP-California proposes energy emergency order to maximize expiring federal tax credits, save money on electric bills
- April 23, 2025 – ICYMI: E&E News: Quirky California clean energy tax could cost ratepayers, report says
- February 20, 2025 – Statement: ACP-CA supports SB 540 to unlock benefits of expanded Western energy markets
- February 11, 2025 – Statement: ACP-CA, clean energy industry groups support SB 302 to speed deployment and lower costs
- January 30, 2025 – Statement: California Solar Symposium kicks off Feb. 10
- December 9, 2024 – Statement: ACP-CA Announces Wes Venteicher as New Communications Director
- September 11, 2024 – Oped: “Now is Not the Time to Block San Diego’s Transition to Clean Power” (Voice of San Diego)
- August 22, 2024 – Statement: CPUC Decision Authorizing Central Procurement of 10.6GW of Clean Energy
- February 5, 2024 – Oped: “CPUC Should Jumpstart Offshore Wind to Meet Climate Goals” (Capitol Weekly)
- October 7, 2023 – Statement: Governor’s Signature of AB 1373
- August 31, 2023 – Statement: Central Procurement
- May 18, 2023 – Statement: Governor’s Engagement in Energy Regionalization Initiative
- February 22, 2023 – Statement: California Joining White House Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership
- September 1, 2022 – Statement: Diablo Canyon Extension
- August 25, 2022 – Oped: “If Newsom Wants Climate Action, Why Dismiss a California Clean Energy Plan as ‘Fairy Dust’?” (Sacramento Bee)
- August 12, 2022 – Statement: Transmission Legislation, Clean Power Champion Awards
Contact Us
ACP-CA is a state project of the American Clean Power Association, the nation’s largest clean energy trade association. ACP-CA manages its work in California through a land-based subcommittee and an offshore wind subcommittee.
ACP-California Staff
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- Alex Jackson — Executive Director
- Molly Croll — Senior Policy Director
- Wes Venteicher — Communications Director
Contact
For more information contact Alex Jackson, Director of ACP-CA.