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Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory

Apr. 14, 2025

The path to clean energy runs through local agencies and utilities

As California pursues its 2045 clean electricity goal, local agencies and utilities are navigating legal, technological, and policy challenges to balance grid reliability and decarbonization.

Roberto Escobar

Roberto "Bobby" Escobar is general counsel, a labor and immigration advisor, and an environmental lawyer in Michigan and California.

The path to clean energy runs through local agencies and utilities
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As California accelerates toward its goal of 100% clean electricity by 2045 under Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), the state's energy landscape faces pivotal questions about the role of nuclear power. Despite the planned closure of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant - recently extended to 2030 through Senate Bill 846 - nucle...

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