A recent report from the California Energy Commission shows that in 2019, 36 percent of
California’s retail electricity sales were provided by Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)-eligible
sources such as solar and wind. That exceeds California’s 33-percent requirement that 33
percent of retail sales must come from RPS-eligible sources by 2020. When carbon-free energy
sources such as large hydroelectric and nuclear are included, 63 percent of the state’s retail
electricity sales came from non-fossil fuel sources in 2019.