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American Clean Power
ACP California | ACP-CA
The Voice of California’s Clean Power Industry: American Clean Power-California (ACP-CA) works with California state policymakers to develop cost-effective solutions to the climate crisis, create the next generation of clean power jobs, and produce the reliable, affordable, 100% clean utility-scale energy Californians are depending on.
Our Priority Issues
- Transmission: ACP-CA is pushing California to move more quickly to build the modern transmission lines needed to bring new sources of 100% clean power online.
- Clean energy market protection & expansion: ACP-CA is helping identify opportunities to grow the market for clean energy produced in California—while expanding clean power adoption and production across the West.
- Offshore wind: ACP-CA is home to the California Council of Offshore Wind Leaseholders (CCOWL), a group representing the five leaseholders developing the West Coast’s first offshore wind facilities. CCOWL is working with state leaders to promote the rapid deployment of this new technology, which has the potential to power as many as 25 million homes.
Recent Achievements
- AB 1373 (E. Garcia, 2023): ACP-CA supported legislation that authorizes the Department of Water Resources to serve as a new central procurement entity for new long lead-time clean energy resources, a critical step in the development of a West Coast offshore wind industry. See fact sheet.
- SB 529 (Hertzberg, 2022) / SB 1174 (Hertzberg, 2022): ACP-CA sponsored two bills that will help accelerate the approval process for extending and expanding current transmission systems, while helping connect new clean energy sources to the state power grid.
- AB 525 (Chiu, 2021): ACP-CA worked closely on the landmark legislation establishing California’s first planning goals for offshore wind.
Press Room
What ACP-CA is saying:
- 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
Membership
ACP-CA is a state project of the national American Clean Power Association. ACP-CA manages its work in California through a land-based subcommittee and offshore wind subcommittee.
Staff
- Alex Jackson – Director, Land-based subcommittee
- Molly Croll – Director, Offshore wind subcommittee
Membership
Land-Based Members:
- AVANGRID
- BayWa r.e. USA
- bp
- BHE Renewables
- Clearway Energy Group
- EDF Renewables
- EDP Renewables North America
- ENGIE North America
- Fervo Energy
- Golden State Clean Energy
- Invenergy
- NextEra Energy Resources
- Pattern Energy Group Services, LP
- Recurrent Energy
- RWE Renewables Americas, LLC
Offshore Wind Members
- AVANGRID
- bp
- Equinor
- Invenergy
- Ocean Winds
- RWE Renewables Americas, LLC
- Vineyard Offshore
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Contact
For more information contact Alex Jackson, Director of ACP-CA.