California State Profile
Last Updated: 9/15/26 — Updated Monthly
STATE OF PLAY
California is a clean energy leader, with over 60% of the state’s total energy generation coming from clean energy in 2024, including 37% from solar. California’s clean energy industry employs over 550,000 workers, a 14% increase since 2020. California is also home to 280 data centers. Despite California’s strong clean energy economy, Trump and Republicans threatened clean energy jobs and the loss of new energy generation needed to meet rising demand, and caused energy costs to increase by over 9.7%.
| KEY 2026 RACES | ||
| CA-GOV | CA-22 | CA-48 |
ENERGY BREAKDOWN
- 62% of California’s total electricity net generation came from renewables in 2025, with solar power accounting for 37%, and wind power accounting for 7%.
- As of July 2026, California was home to 67.3 GW of operating clean energy capacity, ranking 2nd in the country for clean energy deployment.
- As of July 2026, a further 20.4 GW was planned, enough clean energy to power two million homes.
- As of June 2026, California’s average residential electricity rate was 34.74 cents/kWh, up 3% from the year prior.
- Average California household electricity costs are up 15% since Trump took office.
- Since 2025, at least 14 California utilities have enacted or proposed rate hikes totaling nearly $16.7 billion, affecting 13.8 million electricity customers and 11.8 million gas customers.
- From August 2025 to August 2026, average utility bills in California were up 3%.
- As of August 2026, California was home to 349 planned or operating data centers, the third most of any state nationwide.
- The OBBBA was expected to cause a loss of 34 GW of generation capacity in California, threatening grid reliability and higher costs as energy demand rises.
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS & JOBS:
- 50 new clean energy projects have been announced since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and private companies have announced plans to invest $29.5 billion to create over 13,000 new clean energy jobs in the state.
- In 2024, California’s clean energy industry employed 552,326 workers, an 14.1% increase since 2020.
- The Trump administration has put 39 clean energy projects in California on the chopping block, jeopardizing 2,224 jobs, $3.7 billion in investment, and 6.3 GW of clean energy being added to the grid.
| Clean Energy Projects Announced Since IRA Passage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Summary | Projected Jobs | Investment | Project Status |
| Paired Power Manufacturing Expansion | In April 2024, Paired Power announced a $3.5 million investment to expand its operations in California. Paired Power manufactures the PairTree, a pop-up solar canopy that can be paired with EV chargers and battery storage systems. The company said it would create 68 new jobs in Campbell, California, and California’s Central Valley by 2028. | 68 | $3.5 million | Announced |
| Project IceBrick | In December 2024, Nostromo Energy was selected for a conditional $305.54 million loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office to fund Project IceBrick. Project IceBrick was a virtual power plant system that consisted of 193 cold thermal energy storage installations at commercial buildings across California. Nostromo’s cold thermal energy storage installations froze a water-based solution during periods of peak clean energy availability and used the ice to cool buildings when power demand and fossil fuel use were highest. The loan was expected to fund the construction of 193 cold thermal energy storage installations, with at least 20 percent of those facilities in disadvantaged communities. The project was estimated to create over 200 jobs. | 200 | $305.5 million | Announced |
| Project Polaris | In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment for a $15 billion loan to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for Project Polaris. Project Polaris is set to support PG&E’s expansion of hydropower generation and battery storage and upgrades to its transmission capacity. The loan would also help PG&E access lower interest rates for capital projects, reducing upward pressure on electricity costs. PG&E planned to partner with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Local 1245 to train members of underserved groups in operational roles and expected to increase outreach to Native American tribes and low-and-middle-income customers as part of the project. The loan authority for the project was established by the Inflation Reduction Act. | – | $15 billion | Announced |
| Swift Solar Perovskite Manufacturing Facility | In June 2024, Swift Solar announced plans to open a U.S. solar panel manufacturing facility. Swift Solar’s solar panels use perovskite, which improves the efficiency of the solar panels. Swift Solar raised $44 million to support the manufacturing site, including a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advancing U.S. Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaics program. The company was considering sites in northern California for the facility, which it planned to open in the next three years. | – | $37 million | Announced |
| Willow Rock Energy Storage Center | In January 2025, GEM A-CAES was selected to receive a $1.76 billion conditional loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office for the Willow Rock Energy Storage Center. The Willow Rock Energy Storage Center was a planned advanced compressed air energy storage system (A-CAES) in Eastern Kern County, California, which was expected to provide 500 megawatts of long-duration energy storage for the Southern California Grid. The added energy storage capacity would reduce energy costs, improve overall grid reliability, and increase the amount of renewable energy that can be dispatched to the grid during periods of peak demand. Willow Rock was expected to create 700 construction jobs and 40 operations jobs; the operations jobs had similar requirements to jobs in the oil and gas industry, which was historically a major economic driver in the county. GEM A-CAES planned to support the local community by creating educational pathways to employment opportunities, funding a fully equipped Urban Search and Rescue unit for the county, and funding improvements to local health care services. | 740 | $279 million | Announced |
| AES California Solar and Storage Expansion | In April 2023, AES received a $6 million tax credit to expand its California solar energy storage operations in Adelanto, Bakersfield, Blythe, Lancaster, and San Jose, creating 120 jobs. | 120 | – | Announced |
| California North Floating Offshore Wind | In December 2022, California North Floating won a bid for an offshore wind lease off the coast of California. The company paid $173.8 million for the lease and expects to generate over 1 GW of wind energy on the site. | – | $173.8 million | Announced |
| Stäubli California Expansion | In April 2024, Stäubli announced plans to expand manufacturing capacity at its Windsor, California plant. Stäubli produced connectors for solar panel inputs. The company said the increased capacity would help meet increasing demand driven by the Inflation Reduction Act. | – | – | Announced |
| Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility Expansion | In April 2023, Bosch announced it acquired TSI Semiconductor and would retool the Roseville, California, site to manufacture silicon carbide semiconductors for electric vehicles. Bosch indicated its expansion was driven by increased demand for electric vehicles and other electric mobility options. In December 2024, Bosch was selected to receive $225 million in funding from the CHIPS Act to support the facility. Bosch announced it was boosting its investment to a total of $1.9 billion for the facility, which it expected to support 1,000 construction jobs and 700 manufacturing, engineering, and research and development jobs once operational. | 1,700 | $1.675 billion | Announced |
| Terabase Solar Hardware Facility | In May 2023, Terabase announced it opened a manufacturing plant in Woodland, California. Terabase manufactures automated installation systems for utility-scale solar. | – | – | Operational |
| Sparkz Sacramento Manufacturing Facility | In October 2024, Sparkz opened its lithium-ion cathode manufacturing facility in Sacramento, California. The facility was the first domestic cathode manufacturing facility. Sparkz had previously planned to locate the facility at the former Aerojet Rocketdyne headquarters but finalized leasing plans at the Sacramento County Metro Air Park because the site was move-in ready. Sparkz planned to employ 250 at the factory within months of opening and plans to employ 500 by 2025. | 500 | – | Announced |
| Enzinc Battery Component Manufacturing Center | In September 2024, Enzinc opened its Manufacturing Technology Center for the company’s zinc batteries in Oakland, California. Enzinc produced high-powered, fireproof zinc batteries for use in electric mobility and energy storage applications. The Manufacturing Technology Center would help Enzinc scale manufacturing and meet the growing demand for low-cost energy storage. | – | – | Operational |
| Pyka Zero-Emission Aircraft Manufacturing Facility | In March 2024, Pyka secured space for its new corporate headquarters and production facility in Alameda, California. The manufacturer of autonomous electric airplanes and high energy density batteries received a $7 million tax credit from the State of California to support the expansion, which the company projected would create 140 new jobs. | 140 | – | Passed Funding Hurdle |
| BESS Manufacturing Facility Merced Expansion | In April 2023, BESS Manufacturing announced plans to invest $225 million in battery energy storage system manufacturing equipment and facilities in Merced, California. The facility would create 855 jobs and prioritize local hiring. | 855 | $225 million | Passed Funding Hurdle |
| Parasol Elite Power Battery Storage | In August 2025, Parasol Elite Power announced plans to open a battery storage manufacturing facility in Merced, California. The company plans to invest over $300 million in the facility, which will support over 1,000 employees by 2027. The facility is expected to start initial operations in 2025 and reach full capacity in 2027. | 1,000 | $300 million | Announced |
| Lithos Battery System Manufacturing Facility | In November 2023, Lithos Energy announced it opened a manufacturing and pilot line facility in Hayward, California. Lithos manufactured its battery packs at the facility, which could be used for the mining, marine, construction, agriculture, and transportation industries. | – | – | Operational |
| Sparkz Livermore Manufacturing Plant | In December 2022, Sparkz opened its Livermore, CA, manufacturing plant, an expansion of the company’s pilot facility. Sparkz planned to invest $700 million and create 800 jobs. Sparkz first opened the facility at full capacity in late 2022. | 800 | $700 million | Operational |
| ElectricFish EV Chargers Manufacturing Facility | In June 2024, ElectricFish opened a manufacturing facility for EV chargers in San Carlos, California. The manufacturing facility will produce the company’s ‘350Squared’ EV chargers, which use high-capacity batteries to power fast, direct current charging in grid-constrained areas. The system can also be used as a backup power source during outages. ElectricFish said it would hire at least 15 new employees at the facility, which is supported by a grant from the California Energy Commission. | 15 | – | Operational |
| Tau Motors R&D Expansion | In April 2024, Tau Motors announced it would invest $59 million to expand its research and development facility in Redwood City, California. The expansion would add 156 jobs and support the company’s research on hardware and software strategies to expand the capability of electric mobility systems. | 156 | $60 million | Announced |
| Bloom Energy Manufacturing Plant Expansion | In April 2024, Bloom Energy announced it would expand its fuel cell manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. The company indicated the expansion was made possible by a $75 million federal tax credit funded by the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project program, which was funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Bloom Energy manufactures hydrogen fuel cells, and indicated the expansion would allow the company to scale production further. | – | – | Announced |
| Nextracker and Asteelflash Utility Scale Solar Trackers Manufacturing Line | In August 2023, Nextracker announced it opened a solar tracking components manufacturing line with Asteelflash in California. The companies invested more than $3 million in the Fremont, California, facility. | – | $3 million | Operational |
| Tesla Battery Cell Assembly Facility | In June 2023, Tesla acquired a new manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, for the production of battery cells for the Tesla Cybertruck. | – | – | Announced |
| Verdagy Hydrogen Electrolyzer Manufacturing Facility | In September 2023, Verdagy announced it would open a hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Newark, California. The facility will manufacture advanced water electrolyzers for hydrogen production starting in 2024, with the first shipments expected in 2025. In March 2024, Verdagy received a $39.6 million grant from the Department of Energy to accelerate its manufacturing development. Verdagy announced the facility’s opening in October 2024. | – | – | Operational |
| Antora Thermal Battery Manufacturing Facility | In October 2023, Antora Energy opened its first large-scale thermal battery manufacturing facility in San Jose, CA. The company said the facility would create and support hundreds of U.S. jobs. In February 2024, the company announced that it had raised $150 million in Series B funding to ramp up manufacturing at its San Jose plant, bringing its total fundraising to more than $230 million. | – | – | Announced |
| ClearVue PV U.S. Headquarters | In June 2024, ClearVue PV opened its new headquarters in San Jose, California. ClearVue PV developed solar windows that both generate electricity and improve building energy efficiency. The new San Jose office will create 20 new jobs. | 20 | – | Operational |
| Lyten Battery Manufacturing Facility | In November 2022, Lyten announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in San Jose, California for 3D graphene, which is used in lithium-sulfur batteries. The facility opened in June 2023, and production started on a pilot line for lithium-sulfur batteries. | – | – | Operational |
| Joby Manufacturing Facility | In November 2023, Joby announced a $41.3 million investment to expand its electric flight vehicle manufacturing facilities in California. The expansion will create 690 new jobs across Joby’s facilities in Marina, San Carlos, and Santa Cruz, California. In April 2024, Joby broke ground on its Pilot Production Line in Marina, California. | 690 | $41.3 million | Announced |
| California Resources Corporation Carbon TerraVault | In October 2025, the California Resources Corporation broke ground of its Carbon TerraVault Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Kern County, California. The Carbon TerraVault was expected to store up to 1.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually and support 5 permanent jobs. The project was expected to generate about $70 million in local tax revenue in its first 20 years of operation. | 5 | – | Under Construction |
| Eland 2 Solar-plus-Storage Project | In February 2024, Arevon Energy announced that it secured $1.1 billion in financing commitments for its eland 2 solar-plus-storage project in Kern County, CA. The company said that upon completion, Eland 2, combined with the project’s first phase, Eland 1, would be “one of the largest operating solar-plus-storage installations in the country.” | – | $1.1 billion | Passed Funding Hurdle |
| Atlas Wind | In December 2022, Equinor Winds won a bid for an offshore wind lease off the California coast. The company bid $130 million for the lease. In January 2023, Equinor announced the project would be named Atlas Wind. Once completed, the area could generate up to 2 GW of renewable power. In July 2024, Atlas Wind received approval to survey the lease area, a precursor to development. | – | $130 million | Passed Regulatory Hurdle |
| Even Keel Offshore Wind | In December 2022, Invenergy won an auction to lease 80,000 acres off the coast of California for offshore wind projects. Invenergy paid $145.3 million for the lease. In June 2023, Invenergy announced the project would be called Even Keel Wind. | – | $145.3 million | Passed Regulatory Hurdle |
| Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power Project | In January 2024, Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) broke ground on the Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power Project, a $1.85 billion lithium facility near Niland, California. Biden administration officials attended the ceremony. The company estimated that approximately 220 direct jobs would be created in stage one, 940 direct jobs in stage two, and 1,400 direct jobs once they reach full project capacity. The facility would also create 480 good-paying union construction jobs. CTR said 95 percent of the workforce would be residents of Imperial County, California, and the jobs would pay almost twice as much as the average salary in the community. | 1,880 | $1.85 billion | Groundbreaking |
| Project ATLiS | In January 2025, SPV ESM ATLiS LLC, a subsidiary of EnergySource Minerals, was selected to receive a $1.36 billion conditional loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs of Office for Project ATLiS, a lithium hydroxide production facility in Imperial County, California. The facility was projected to produce enough lithium to power 52 gigawatt hours of lithium-ion batteries per year. Project ATLiS used direct lithium extraction technology, which required less water and land than conventional methods, to extract lithium from Salton Sea geothermal brine. The project would help scale direct lithium extraction technology in the U.S. and increase domestic lithium production, supporting U.S. energy security. EnergySource Minerals expected the facility would support 300 construction jobs and 71 operational jobs. The company collaborated with Imperial Valley College and other industry partners to create a Lithium Industry Training Program, which trained the local workforce for jobs in the industry. EnergySource Minerals planned to hire its workforce for Project ATLis directly from the training program. | 371 | $1.36 billion | Announced |
| Statevolt Gigafactory | Statevolt first announced plans for a gigafactory in California’s Imperial Valley in April 2022 and projected the factory would create 2,500 new jobs. In January 2023, Statevolt acquired the land for their gigafactory. Statevolt’s CEO said the Inflation Reduction Act created new opportunities for the industry, and the company created a hyper-local business model to ensure its batteries support the Biden Administration’s goals for high-quality job creation. | 2,500 | $4 billion | Passed Regulatory Hurdle |
| Sunlight Storage II Battery Energy Storage System | In June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a notice to proceed with the construction of the Sunlight Storage II Battery Energy Storage System, an energy storage project located in Desert Center, California, next to a large solar farm. BLM approved the project in March 2023 and the project had a start date in January 2023. In April 2024, BLM announced the system was fully operational. | – | – | Operational |
| Element Resources Hydrogen Production | In June 2025, Element Resources announced plans to open a hydrogen production facility in Lancaster, California. The $1.85 billion facility was expected to be North America’s largest hydrogen production facility when it starts operations in 2027. The facility was expected to create 250 construction jobs and 40 permanent jobs once operations. | 290 | $1.85 billion | Announced |
| Caelux Perovskite-Coated Solar Glass Factory | In August 2023, Caelux Corp. announced it would invest $24 million to open a new facility in Baldwin Park, California, for research and development and eventual manufacturing of the company’s perovskite-coated solar glass, which increases the efficiency of solar modules. The facility will create 21 new jobs. The facility shipped its first order in July 2025. | 21 | $24 million | Operational |
| RYVID EV Assembly Facility | In November 2022, Ryvid announced plans to open an EV manufacturing facility in San Bernardino. In 2023, the manufacturer of electric motorbikes announced it received a grant from the State of California that supported its manufacturing facility. The facility is expected to open in 2024. | – | – | Announced |
| Cenntro Automotive EV Assembly Plant | In July 2023, Cenntro announced the opening of an assembly plant in Ontario, California. The facility was its first West Coast assembly plant for its electric commercial vehicles. | – | – | Announced |
| ZM Trucks U.S. Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility | In January 2025, ZM Trucks announced it would open a headquarters and manufacturing facility in Fontana, California. ZM Trucks plans to manufacture zero-emission commercial trucks, tractors, and airport ground service equipment at the facility. The factory was expected to employ 200 when fully operational later in 2025. | 200 | – | Announced |
| Avina Hydrogen Production | In October 2024, Avina broke ground on a green hydrogen production facility in Vernon, California. Avina invested $20 million in the facility, which was expected to support 50 construction jobs and 20 operations jobs. The facility was expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2025. | 70 | $20 million | Under Construction |
| Ford Advanced Electric Vehicle Development Center | In June 2024, Ford announced it would open its Advanced Electric Vehicle Development Center in Long Beach, California. The facility would be home to Ford’s engineering team tasked with designing low-cost EV models, employing 450 engineers when it opens in 2025. | 450 | – | Announced |
| Mullen EV Battery Manufacturing Facility | In November 2023, Mullen Automotive announced it would open a manufacturing facility for solid-state battery backs in Fullerton, California. In April 2024, Mullen completed the first phase of construction for the battery assembly line and indicated the plant would open in early 2025. Mullen plans to hire 200 employees for battery production and operational support when the facility reaches full capacity. | 200 | – | Under Construction |
| Symbio One Hydrogen Truck Fuel Cell Factory | In May 2023, Symbio announced it would open a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle power systems and vehicle assembly facility in Temecula, California. The facility, which is expected to be operational by 2024, will create 63 jobs. | 63 | – | Announced |
| Viejas Microgrid | In March 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Program Office (LPO) announced a $72.8 million conditional commitment with IE VEM Managing Member LLC to fund a solar-plus long-duration energy storage microgrid on the Tribal lands of the Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Indians in Alpine, California. IE VEM Managing Member LLC is a Tribal energy development organization owned by Indian Energy, a 100 percent Native American-owned energy development firm. Energy from the solar and storage microgrid will be sold to the Viejas Band, allowing them to access lower energy costs and increase investment in community development programs, such as Tribe in infrastructure maintenance, operation of the fire department, and Tribal culture and educational programs. The microgrid will support 250 construction jobs and 8 permanent operations jobs. In September 2024, the LPO closed on the loan. | 258 | $72.8 million | Announced |
| American Lithium Energy Corp. Batteries Facility | In March 2023, American Lithium Energy Corporation announced it would invest $13 million in private funding to expand its lithium battery manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, California. American Lithium Energy received over $13 million in state grants to support its advanced battery manufacturing. American Lithium Energy Corp. will use the funding to expand its manufacturing output and hire 115 new workers by the end of 2024. | 115 | $13 million | Announced |
| South 8 Technologies Batteries Facilities Expansion | In November 2022, South 8 Technologies, a lithium battery electrolyte manufacturer, announced it had tripled its manufacturing facility in San Diego, California. The company produces LiGas batteries that can safely operate at extreme temperatures; the expansion included a pilot production line for the batteries. | – | – | Announced |
| RYVID Battery Pack Manufacturing Facility | In November 2022, RYVID announced it would open a lithium battery manufacturing facility in El Cajon, California. The facility supplied batteries to RYVID’s electric motorcycle manufacturing facility in San Bernardino, California. | – | – | Announced |
| Wildcat Discovery Technologies Battery Facility | In January 2023, Wildcat Discovery Technologies announced it would expand its battery materials manufacturing facility to support its research in small high throughput cells and multi-layer battery cells. | – | – | Announced |
Additional projects threatened or canceled in the state due to threats to clean energy:
| Additional Threatened Or Canceled Clean Energy Projects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Summary | Projected Jobs | Investment | Project Status |
| Air Products Canceled California Sustainable Aviation Fuel Facility | In February 2025, Air Products announced it would terminate its agreement to produce sustainable aviation fuel at World Energy’s sustainable aviation fuel production facility in Paramount, California. Air Products had planned to invest $2 billion in the project, which was expected to produce 340 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel annually when the expansion came online. | – | – | Canceled |
| Supernal Cuts 10 Percent Of Its Workforce | In June 2025, Supernal announced that it would cut its California workforce by 10 percent. Hyundai Supernal manufactured electric lift vertical takeoff vehicles. The company is cutting 25 employees at its Orange County operations and 27 workers at its Fremont facility. A spokesperson said the reduction in force was due to the company realigning to product development from technology development. | 52 | – | Layoffs |
| Twelve Benefit Corporation Laid Off 76 Employees | In October 2025, Twelve Benefit Corporation announced it was laying off 76 employees. The layoffs impacted 76 workers in Berkeley and Alameda, California. Twelve Benefit Corporation aimed to transform captured atmospheric carbon dioxide into essential products. | 76 | – | Layoffs |
| Supernal Laid Off 80% Of Its Workforce | In March 2026, Supernal, an air taxi company, laid off about 80% of its total workforce. 296 workers at the electric air taxi startup were impacted. The layoffs included staff in Mojave, Irvine, and Fremont, California. Supernal was backed by Hyundai Motor, which had invested more than $6 billion into the startup. | 296 | – | Layoffs |
| Golden State Wind’s Developer Was Paid To Cancel The Project By The Trump Administration | In April 2026, the Trump administration paid Ocean Winds to abandon its plans to build the Golden State Wind project. Golden State Wind was a proposed floating offshore wind project located in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area off of California’s central coast. The project was expected to generate 2 GW of clean energy, enough to power about 1.1 million homes, and invest $30 million in local workforce development and supply chain initiatives. The project was a joint venture among Ocean Winds (a joint venture of EDP Renewables and Engie) and Revenutus Power. Ocean Winds was reimbursed $885 million for this lease and an additional canceled offshore wind project lease off the coast of New Jersey. | – | $30 million | Canceled |
| Sutter Carbon Capture Project Grant Funding Canceled | In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy canceled a previously $270 million grant to Calpine for the Sutter Decarbonization Project. The project would have demonstrated carbon capture technology from the Sutter Energy Center, a natural gas combined-cycle power plant near Yuba City, California. It was expected to capture and store up to 1.75 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Calpine said the project would create up to 20 permanent jobs and indicated it was negotiating a Project Labor Agreement for construction. | 20 | $270 million | Canceled |
| Canopy Offshore Wind Indefinitely Delayed | In April 2025, RWE announced it was halting its offshore wind activities in the U.S., including its Canopy Offshore Wind project, which was expected to be located off the coast of Humboldt, California. RWE’s CEO said the delay was due to the Trump administration’s moves against the offshore wind industry. The Canopy Offshore wind farm was projected to produce up to 1.6 GW of power, enough to power over 600,000 homes, once operational in the mid-2030s. | – | – | Delayed |
| Sonoma Energy’s Grant To Measure Carbon Emissions Was Canceled | In October 2025, Sonoma Energy’s grant to estimate annual methane emissions from oil and gas operations in the San Joaquin Valley, California, and Denver, Colorado, was canceled. The $3 million grant was expected to provide information on methane emissions in low-income communities near oil and gas production sites. The grant’s place of performance was listed as Petaluma, California. | – | $3 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Liberty Utilities Project Leapfrog Grid Resilience Project Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Liberty Utilities’ grant for Project Leapfrog, which would have mitigated the impact of severe weather events in Northern California on the electric grid, was canceled. Liberty Utilities runs CalPeco Electric, which provides power in the area surrounding Lake Tahoe. The $13 million grant, supported by a matching payment from the company, would have supported the deployment of smart meters, smart network infrastructure, and smart software to quickly identify and respond to fire- and snow-related outages and improve the safety of electric powerlines near Lake Tahoe. Part of the project would include collaborating with the IBEW Local 1254 to eliminate 600,000 manual meter reads every year. The project was also expected to create 25 new, local jobs. The grant’s place of performance was listed as Tahoe Vista, California. | 25 | $26 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Advanced Pressure Technology Laid Off Remaining Employees And Shuttered Its Business | In October 2025, Advanced Pressure Technology, also known as AP Tech, announced that it would permanently lay off its remaining 237 employees in Napa County, California, and shutter its Napa manufacturing facility. The company attributed the closure to a “significant slowdown in demand from key customers” due to Trump’s tariffs. The company had previously laid off 89 workers in July 2025. AP Tech produced pressure regulators and valves for gas movement which were used in solar panels. | 237 | – | Layoffs |
| Renova Energy Laid Off Staff | In January 2026, Renova Energy laid off 20 to 30 employees. Renova Energy CEO Vincent Battaglia said the layoffs were the result of the company being acquired by Mycrogrid and thus restructuring its workforce. Renova Energy provided custom solar and energy storage solutions for residential and commercial customers in California’s Palm Desert. | 20 t0 30 | – | Layoffs |
| Gallo Glass Hybrid Electric Glass Furnace Project Grant Funding Canceled | In March 2024, Gallo Glass was selected to receive up to $75 million in federal funding for a hybrid electric glass furnace project at the company’s Modesto, California, facility. In May 2025, the grant was officially canceled. The project’s federal funding was initially threatened by the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’ Industrial Demonstrations Program, which awarded the grant. Gallo Glass planned to use the funding to install a demonstration hybrid electric furnace at the plant, which would reduce gas use by 70 percent and increase the recycled content in its glass bottles by 30 percent. | – | $75 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Solar4America Shut Down Its California Manufacturing Facility | In April 2025, Solar4America officially closed its Sacramento, California, manufacturing facility. The Sacramento plant had been projected to employ 400 workers, but as of January 2025, it only employed 80. Eviction notices for the facility were posted on January 29, 2025. The company’s former vice president of sales said the demand boost from the Inflation Reduction Act was not enough to keep sales from “becoming bumpy.” | 400 | – | Canceled |
| ZuCO2 Barge Carbon Dioxide Transport Grant Canceled | In October 2025, ZuCO2’s grant to develop a low-cost barge carbon dioxide transport method was canceled. The $3 million grant would have supported a study to determine the feasibility of using low-cost barges to transport carbon dioxide from coastal and land sources in the western U.S. The grant’s place of performance was listed as Acampo, California. | – | $3 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Aurora Solar Announced Layoffs | In January 2025, Aurora Solar laid off staff. The company had filed a WARN notice in early January 2025, indicating plans to lay off 58 workers, but LinkedIn statistics found that at least 91 staff had left the company. Aurora Solar attributed the reduction in force to the slowing residential solar industry and “concerning market projections.” | 91 | – | Layoffs |
| Ample Filed For Bankruptcy | In December 2025, Ample, a fast-charging EV startup based in San Francisco, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company received a $15 million grant from the state of California in 2023 to manufacture its EV battery swap stations in Brisbane, California, which was expected to create 60 new jobs. Ample attributed its bankruptcy to slowing investment in renewable energy, reduced government incentives for EV adoption, and supply chain headwinds. As part of its bankruptcy filings, the company laid off about 200 employees. | 200 | $15 million | Layoffs |
| C-Crete Technologies Carbon-Negative Cement Grant Canceled | In October 2025, C-Crete Technologies’ grant to develop a low-cost, high-yield, carbon-negative cement was canceled. The $2 million grant, combined with $500,000 in private funding, would have supported C-Crete’s testing, scale-up, and small pilot testing for a new cement formulation. C-Crete’s next-generation cement produces negligible amounts of carbon dioxide during production and absorbs carbon dioxide from the air over time while staying cost-competitive with ordinary cement. The grant’s place of performance was listed as San Leandro, California. | – | $2.5 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Swift Solar Solar MiniModules Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Swift Solar’s grant to develop high-efficiency solar mini modules was canceled. The $6.4 million grant, combined with $1.8 million in non-federal funding, would have supported the company’s efforts to develop and test solar cells with smaller surface areas. The project’s place of performance was listed as San Carlos, California. | – | $8.2 million | Grant Cancelation |
| QuantumScape Battery Announced Layoffs | In January 2025, Quantum Scape Battery announced it would cut 53 jobs at its San Jose, California, facility. QuantumScape manufactured lithium-ion batteries for EVs and signed an agreement to develop solid-state batteries for Volkswagen EVs in the summer of 2024. | 53 | – | Layoffs |
| Natron Energy Closed Its Santa Clara, California Manufacturing Facility | In September 2025, Natron Energy announced it was shutting down. As a result, 58 employees at the company’s Santa Clara, California, plant would be permanently laid off. Natron manufactures sodium-ion batteries. | 58 | – | Layoffs |
| Tandem PV Perovskite And Silicon Solar Modules Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Tandem PV’s grant to develop perovskite and silicon solar modules was canceled. The $5.2 million grant would have supported the company’s efforts to identify, test, and implement ultraviolet light and heat-tolerant materials for use in perovskite and silicon solar modules, which are more efficient than traditional solar panels. The project’s place of performance was listed as San Jose, California. | – | $5.2 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Membrane Technology And Research Cement Carbon Capture Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Membrane Technology and Research’s grant to develop an engineering-scale membrane carbon capture system at a cement plant was canceled. The $7 million grant award, combined with $2.6 million in private funding, would have supported the design and build of a membrane hybrid capture system for operation at a cement plant and supported a field test of the system to demonstrate its efficacy over six months. The developed technology was expected to benefit the local community and workforce by reducing environmental health and safety risks. The project’s place of performance was listed as Newark, California. | – | $9.6 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Lucid Motors Laid Off 12% Of Its Workforce | In February 2026, Lucid Motors laid off 12% of its workforce. Cuts at the EV manufacturer were expected to affect around 800 workers, including 319 layoffs at the company’s Newark, California, headquarters. Lucid has struggled with production challenges and rising supply chain costs due to tariffs. | 319 | – | Layoffs |
| GAF Energy Laid Off 138 Employees And Closed Its San Jose, California, Facility | In October 2025, GAF Energy announced it was closing its San Jose, California, manufacturing facility and laying off 138 employees. GAF Energy manufactured solar roofing panels. The company said the layoffs were made to align its business and team to focus on key markets “in light of ongoing changes in the solar industry.” | 138 | – | Layoffs |
| Calpine California CCUS Holdings LLC’s Federal Grant To Study A Carbon Capture System Was Canceled | In October 2025, Calpine California CCUS Holdings’ federal grant to study a carbon capture system at the Pastoria Energy facility was canceled by the Trump administration. Calpine California CCUS Holdings was awarded $7 million for the project with a $1.9 million non-federal cost share, which was expected to be completed in Houston, Texas. The Pastoria Energy facility was located in Lebec, California. | – | $8.9 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Palo Alto Research Center Carbon Capture Technology Grant Canceled | In October 2025, the Palo Alto Research Center’s grant to develop spiral-wound aerogel adsorbent polymers for direct air carbon capture was canceled. The $3 million grant, combined with $700,000 in non-federal funding, would have developed an input for direct air carbon capture technologies. The place of performance for the grant was listed as Avenal, California. | – | $3.7 million | Grant Cancelation |
| National Cement of California Lebec Net Zero Cement Plant Grant Funding Canceled | In March 2024, the National Cement Company of California was selected to receive up to $500 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to construct a net-zero cement plant in Lebec, California. In May 2025, the grant was officially canceled. The project’s federal funding was initially threatened by the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’ Industrial Demonstrations Program, which awarded the grant. The plant was expected to be the first net-zero cement production plant in California and create 25 jobs once operational. | 25 | $500 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Heliogen Holdings Solar Calciner Receiver System Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Heliogen Holdings’ grant to develop a solar calciner receiver system to produce lime, cement, calcined clay, and activated limestone was canceled. The $4 million grant would demonstrate a technology to produce lime, cement, calcined clay, and activated limestone, all carbon intensive products, using concentrated solar power, which would avoid carbon dioxide emissions. The place of performance for the grant was listed as Pasadena, California. | – | $4 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Southern California Edison Solid State Power Substation Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Southern California Edison’s grant to develop a solid-state power substation was canceled. The $50 million grant, combined with $116.9 million in non-federal funding, would support a demonstration project in Southern California Edison’s service area to determine if solid-state transformers supported grid services and resilience. The place of performance for the grant was listed as Rosemead, California. | – | $156.9 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Heliogen Holdings Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Heliogen Holdings’ grant to develop a supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle was canceled. The $35 million grant, combined with $155.6 million in non-federal funding, was expected to use carbon dioxide that was halfway between gas and fluid instead of steam to generate power at a higher efficiency than traditional steam systems. The grant was awarded in November 2020, during Trump’s first term in office. The grant’s place of performance was listed as Pasadena, California. | – | $190.6 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Shell Recharge Solutions Closed Its Los Angeles, California, Facility | In August 2025, Shell Recharge Solutions, a subsidiary of Zeco Systems, filed a WARN notice indicating it would close its Los Angeles, California, facility. Shell Recharge employed four workers at the site. | 4 | – | Canceled |
| CYG Nittany Lime Production Carbon Dioxide Utilization Grant Canceled | In October 2025, CYG Nittany’s grant to demonstrate carbon capture and utilization at a lime production plant was canceled. The $6.5 million grant, combined with $6.7 million in non-federal funding, would utilize carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial lime production plant as a feedstock for cement production. The place of performance for the grant was listed as Torrance, California. | – | $13.2 million | Grant Cancelation |
| FirstElement Fuel Hydrogen Refueling Station Grant Canceled | In October 2025, FirstElement Fuel’s grant to design, develop, and demonstrate a direct fill hydrogen station was canceled. The $9.6 million grant, combined with $10 million in non-federal funding, would support the design and build of a hydrogen refueling station to support hydrogen fuel cell trucks. The place of performance for the grant was listed as Santa Ana, California. | – | $19.6 million | Grant Cancelation |
| GKN Hydrogen Corp. Hydrogen Storage System Grant Canceled | In October 2025, GKN Hydrogen’s grant to implement its metal hydride hydrogen storage system at a proposed hydrogen refueling center was canceled. The $2 million grant, combined with $2 million in non-federal funding, was expected to support a techno-economic analysis of GKN Hydrogen’s HY2Medi hydrogen storage system relative to alternative storage options, analyze the compatibility of the storage system with other hydrogen refueling technologies, and test the storage system’s long-term use. The place of performance for the grant was listed as Carlsbad, California. | – | $4 million | Grant Cancelation |
| Global Algae Innovations Drying And Extraction Scale-Up Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Global Algae Innovations’ grant to scale up novel algae drying and extracting operations was canceled. The $4 million grant, combined with $4 million in non-federal funding, would help make algae products for use in food, chemical, polymer, and animal feed markets competitive. Global Algae Innovations is located in San Diego, California. | – | $8 million | Grant Cancelation |
| AES Canceled The Seguro Battery System | In April 2026, AES Corporation withdrew its application to develop the Seguro battery system in Escondido, California. The planned battery system would have stored 320 megawatts of energy, enough to power 24,000 homes for four hours, but faced heavy opposition from local opponents. AES said it canceled the project to prioritize other development efforts. The Seguro energy storage project was expected to support 450 local construction jobs and provide $11 million in local economic benefits over its lifetime. | 450 | – | Canceled |
| Expost Technology Battery Transportation And Recycling Grant Canceled | In October 2025, Expost Technology’s grant to improve the economics of battery transportation and recycling for consumer electronics batteries was canceled. The $7.2 million grant, combined with $2 million in non-federal funding, was expected to support the development of an advanced machinery system for pre-processing consumer electronics and batteries to generate market demand for recycled consumer electronic batteries. The place of performance for the grant was listed as San Diego, California. | – | $4 million | Grant Cancelation |
| AES Corporation Canceled Plans For A Battery Energy Storage System In San Jose, California | In August 2026, AES Corporation canceled its Jewelflower Battery Energy Storage System it had planned to construct in San Jose, California. A spokesperson for AES said, “This decision followed a review of several factors, including project economics, infrastructure requirements, market conditions, community considerations and long-term investment priorities.” The cancellation followed pushback from local groups, including a unanimous vote against the project by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Board of Directors. Opponents said the project would endanger land protection in Coyote Valley. The Jewelflower project was planned to be capable of 350 MW of battery energy storage, with enough stored energy to power 262,500 homes for four hours. | 121 | – | Canceled |
RELEVANT STATE NEWS
- Industry Interests Spent Big Money to Stop California From Banning PFAS Pesticides [Inside Climate News, 9/9/26]
- Court Stalls EPA Plan to Override California’s Vehicle Pollution Standards [Inside Climate News, 9/3/26]
- California’s water shortages partly due to climate pollution from big oil and gas, study finds [San Francisco Chronicle, 8/25/26]
- Data Centers Use More Water Than California Cities, Study Says [Bloomberg Law, 8/25/26]
- Major data center bills advance in California despite industry pushback [Canary Media, 8/18/26]
- Governor Newsom announces $95 million plan to expand EV charging and hydrogen fueling across California [Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – Press Release, 8/18/26]
- California’s Solar and Battery Boom Is Transforming the Power Grid [KQED, 8/11/26]
- Data center developer sues for right to use Colorado River water in thirsty California county [8 News Now, 7/23/26]
- California invests millions in disaster readiness programs amid federal cuts [Modesto Bee, 7/7/26]
- California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both. [New York Times, 6/22/26]
- California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy [The Guardian, 6/4/26]
- California voters had their first chance to be heard on data centers. They didn’t hold back. [Politico, 6/4/26]
- Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much [Cal Matters, 5/16/26]
- California Utility Bills Are 20% Higher Due to Wildfires [Bloomberg, 4/10/26]
- California proposed decision on community solar ‘virtually ensures no projects will be built’ [PV Magazine, 4/9/26]
- How blue California and red Texas became green powerhouses [Yale Climate Connections, 3/18/26]
- California orders more renewables before federal tax credits are cut [E&E News, 3/2/26]
- California orders utilities to add 6 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2032 [Utility Dive, 2/27/26]
- Newsom appoints a new utilities regulator with a mandate to cut costs [Cal Matters, 2/19/26]
- EVs, data centers to drive 50% rise in California electricity demand, state predicts [E&E News, 1/22/26]
STATE CLIMATE DISASTERS
- Between 2010 and 2026, California saw 24 billion-dollar extreme disasters, totaling up to $200 billion in damages. In the past decade, California received over $9 billion in disaster assistance funding.
- In 2025, California saw one disaster, the Los Angeles wildfires, that cost over $1 billion. Scientists found that the weather conditions that enabled these fires were made 35% more likely by climate change.
- The Los Angeles wildfires destroyed nearly 16,000 homes and businesses, directly killed 31, and contributed to the deaths of at least 440.
- The 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan update estimated that the lives lost to flooding over the next 50 years would double in the Sacramento River Basin and quadruple in the San Joaquin River Basin.
- California’s coasts were expected to rise by 20 to 55 inches by 2100; a 55-inch rise would put nearly half a million people at risk of flooding and threaten $100 billion in property and infrastructure.
- In 2023, California had 5,803 heat-related emergency department visits and 100 heat-related deaths.
- Extreme heat will cause tens of millions of outdoor workers in the U.S. to risk losing a collective $55.4 billion in earnings each year by midcentury, with communities of color especially impacted. In 2023, 20.8% of California’s workforce were outdoor workers, representing 12% of outdoor workers in the U.S., the largest share of outdoor workers of any state.