2026 California Energy Legislation That Saves Money Using Local, Clean Energy

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Written By Alejandra Cruz

Source: The Climate Center (Webinar) |By Pooja Arawal

Electricity prices are skyrocketing in California and families are struggling to pay their bills. In response, the California legislature is taking steps to make electricity more affordable using clean energy. This webinar highlighted current legislation, including bills that promote plug-in and community solar. These technologies make it easier to utilize locally generated clean energy to save money and make the grid more resilient. Bills discussed included SB 868 (Wiener), AB 1813 (Ward), and SB 905 (Becker). Participants had an opportunity to ask questions and take action to support these bills.

Matt Freedman (at 15:28): “Now I want to talk a little about SB 905, authored by Senator Becker.  Residential electricity rates have skyrocketed in the past few years, creating a crisis of affordability for many Californians.  SB 905 addresses this crisis through a series of long-term accountability and cost reduction measures, designed to improve the performance of investor-owned electric utilities, better align utility investor and customer interests, and lower customer rates. 

 
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