The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - The IRP process was established in 2015 through Chapter  547 (S B  350 , de Le ón) to plan for how LSEs could meet mid ‑ and long ‑term energy procurement and GHG goals while maintaining reliability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - In addition, Chapter  830 of 2012 (SB  535, de Le ón) required that at least 35  percent of GGRF expenditures benefit “priority populations, ” which include disadvantaged and lower-income communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - To help address the state budget shortfall, the budget package includes a reduction of $15  million in one-time General Fund that had been provided in a prior year for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - It also requires CEC and CPUC to deliver a joint Reliability Planning Assessme nt to the Legislature by December 15, 2022, and quarterly thereafter. This assessment should include estimated electricity demand and supply balance for future years under different risk scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The spending plan provides $15  million from Proposition  40 (2002) for Parks deferred maintenance projects. This augmentation partially offsets a reduction of $30  million from the General Fund for deferred maintenance, resulting in a $15  million net reduction as shown in the “Other Recent Augmentations ” section of this post.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Since then, various statutes and regulations have set specific targets, including Chapter  312 of 2018 (S B  100 , de Le ón) which requires 60  percent renewable generation by 2030 and  100  percent zero ‑carbon electricity by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - The Legislature approved LCI ’s request to establish its own IT unit in 2023 with some ongoing support ($5.2  million and 15 positions) and some limited-term funding ($3.7  million through 2025-26). The 2026-27 proposal requests the continuation of the limited-term funding to maintain cyberinfrastructure and support workload growth, as well as an additional $2.6  million to bring
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - . $15  million to rebuild Topanga Park (which sustained damage in the Palisades fire). Revenues May Not Be Sufficient to Fully Support Statutory Allocations and Legislative Intent for 2026-27 … As illustrated in Figure  1, cap-and-invest auction revenues have varied across months and years, and multiple influencing factors make them difficult to predict.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - BUILD = Building Initiative for Low ‑Emissions Development; CEC = California Energy Commission; SB 100 = Chapter 312 of 2018 (SB 100, de Le ón); CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; OES = Office of Emergency Services; OPC = Ocean Protection Council; and CCC = California Coastal Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - It also does not include previously planned 2025-26 GGRF augmentations of $15  million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup and $30  million for drinking water and wastewater. The impacts of all three of these modifications are offset to some degree by the new Proposition  4 spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080