Policies that accelerate the transition to renewable energy and a modern grid

Clean Coalition regulatory filings Policies to advance Community Microgrids

Our vision

From 2025 onward, at least 25% of all electricity generated from newly added generation capacity in the United States will be from local renewable energy sources.

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FOM/WDG procurement

Unleashing California's front-of-meter (FOM), or wholesale distributed generation (WDG), market.

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FOM/WDG interconnection

Fixing the broken interconnection process for commercial-scale solar and storage in California.

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Optimizing policies and market mechanisms

Developing policies and market mechanisms that will optimize the benefits of Community Microgrids.

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Distribution Resources Planning

Establishing a comprehensive, transparent framework to improve distribution system planning.

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Alternatives to gas plants

Showing show that solar+storage can cost-effectively obviate the need for new gas peaker plants.

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Transmission Access Charges Campaign

Fixing the unfair way transmission charges are currently being assessed in most of California.

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Legislative action

Pursuing legislative channels to help bring more clean local energy to California and the rest of the U.S.

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Advanced inverters

Showing that advanced inverters can cost-effectively optimize power quality, system reliability, and economics.

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The latest in clean local energy

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The Best Ideas from COP30, the UN Climate Summit in Brazil – 18 December 2025

The Clean Coalition was a partner organization for this webinar, which took place on 18 December 2025 at 10am.

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How to un-duck the grid

This podcast episode of Energy Central's "Power Perspectives" welcomes Craig Lewis, Founder and Executive Director of the Clean Coalition, to explore how local solar and storage can flatten the duck curve, cut costs, and build a more resilient grid.

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Climate Fridays: Sustainability and Environmental Advancements in Goleta – 5 December 2025

The Clean Coalition presented during this in-person gathering, held on Friday, 5 December 2025 from 3:30–5:00 pm PST at CEC’s Environmental Hub, 1219 State St Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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