La carrera por la Energía Limpia ¿Cómo califican los servicios públicos de California?

The Union of Concerned Scientists evaluated the ten largest publicly owned utilities (POUs) in California based on their 2010 compliance with the state's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS). While these utilities collectively increased their RPS-eligible investments from 4.1% of retail sales in 2003 to 18.8% in 2010, the report finds significant disparity in how this was achieved. Some utilities, such as Silicon Valley Power and Modesto Irrigation District, are categorized as "running ahead," while others, like Roseville Electric and Imperial Irrigation District, are labeled as having a "false start" due to a reliance on short-term contracts that do not promote new clean energy development. The report emphasizes that long-term contracts and ownership of facilities are essential to meet the increased 33% RPS requirement for 2020 and to reduce the state's continued heavy reliance on fossil fuels.

• Between 2003 and 2010, California's ten largest publicly owned utilities (POUs) increased their RPS-eligible investments from 4.1% to 18.8% of retail electricity sales.
• Despite progress in renewables, the ten largest POUs still relied on fossil fuels for two-thirds of their retail sales in 2010.
• The report categorizes the ten largest POUs into three performance levels: Silicon Valley Power, Turlock Irrigation District, and Modesto Irrigation District are "running ahead"; Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Riverside Public Utilities, and Anaheim Public Utilities are "on the right track, but must keep moving"; and Roseville Electric, Burbank Water and Power, and Imperial Irrigation District are at a "false start".
• Short-term contracts are criticized for failing to provide adequate financial guarantees for developers and having little impact on the creation of new clean energy facilities.
• California's state law was strengthened in 2011 to increase the renewable energy requirement for all utilities to 33% by the year 2020, up from the 20% target set for 2010.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2012). La carrera por la Energía Limpia ¿Cómo califican los servicios públicos de California? https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Clean-Energy-Race-Exec-Summary-Spanish-Version.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. La carrera por la Energía Limpia ¿Cómo califican los servicios públicos de California? 2012. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Clean-Energy-Race-Exec-Summary-Spanish-Version.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2012carrera, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{La carrera por la Energía Limpia ¿Cómo califican los servicios públicos de California?}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2012}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Clean-Energy-Race-Exec-Summary-Spanish-Version.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }