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

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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Recent news

The latest in clean local energy

Learn about our innovative projects and initiatives on our blog, and see what others are reporting about our important work.

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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Energy Tetris Part 1: Effectively managing the grid of the 21st century

Transitioning to an integrated grid planning process that embraces Energy Tetris at the distribution level will promote an energy future that is affordable, cleaner, and more resilient.

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FERC Mostly Accepts Calif. IOUs’ Order 2023 Compliance Filings

RTO Insider reports on California IOUs' Order 2023 Compliance Filings, citing objections from the Clean Coalition and other organizations.

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