California was 67% powered by alternative sources in 2024: 22.8% Solar 13.8% Wind 12.5% Hydroelectric 11.1% Nuclear 5.0% Geothermal 1.9% Biomass

Source: California Department of Energy

We have also been adding an enormous amount of battery storage to the grid. Cheap (but large and heavy) sodium batteries don’t work well for cars but they’re great for stacking up next to solar farms.

Meanwhile Republicants whine about how it can’t be done. Fucking losers. The sad fact is that the US is diverse and a place like California is essentially a modern country but we also have petrostates like Alaska and Louisiana that fall apart without oil.