Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Adoption of NEM 3.0 Intended to Mitigate Projected Increases in Solar Cost Shift. The main explanation for why NEM 3.0 provides a lower amount of credit to solar customers compared to the previous NEM programs is that the new structure credits customers only for the costs the utility avoids by not having to buy electricity elsewhere to serve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - (The Legislature could also explore whether other resources, such as climate research funding that was previously provided to the University of California system, could help support this  assessment.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Instead, the new proposed funding would expand on the central themes of that exhibit by adding new interactive and immersive learning features throughout the rest of the museum, in addition to other unrelated improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - If the Legislature were to defer action on the proposed workweek change, we recommend it explore supporting other, less costly, steps to address concerns about firefighter health and wellness in the interim.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - Requires airport shuttle operators to begin adding zero ‑emission shuttles to their fleets in 2027 and to fully transition to ZEVs  by  2036. Federal Waivers Required for Many of CARB ’s Regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides a net increase of $23  million one-time General Fund for the construction phase of the Relocation of Red Mountain Communications Site project. The increase in construction costs stems mainly from site conditions, which were found to be more complex than initially estimated and require the use of specialized vehicles, structures, and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - With regard to renewable energy generation, the memo provides alternatives to generating renewable energy on a building ’s site, including through the purchase of off ‑site renewable energy from a local utility if on ‑site renewable energy generation is not feasible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - There also are a number of other refiners in the United States that currently produce RD and could, with the purchase of some ad ditional equipment, be converted to produce SAF in addition to, or instead of, RD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - For example, the new Climate Bureau could serve as a helpful resource to the Legislature, adding valuable capacity to conduct program reviews and evaluations that are independent of the Executive Branch.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097