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Energy commissioner Siva Gunda defends supply planning and grid transition as senators press on refinery rules and consumer prices
Summary
Siva Gunda, vice chair of the California Energy Commission, told the Senate Committee on Rules that the grid is now over 65% zero‑carbon and that planning assumes Diablo Canyon will retire by 2030; senators and consumer advocates pressed him for deadlines on resupply and minimum inventory rules after recent refinery outages and price spikes.
Siva Gunda, vice chair of the California Energy Commission, told the Senate Committee on Rules that California has made substantial progress on decarbonizing the grid and strengthening reliability but faced tough, near‑term challenges on fuel supply and gasoline prices that require continuing regulatory and market work.
Gunda, appearing for confirmation, said the state’s grid is now “over 65 percent zero carbon” and described three simultaneous transitions — decarbonizing generation, electrifying buildings and transportation, and winding down petroleum — that he said require coordinated planning, transparent analysis and trade‑off management. He said the commission has added roughly 30,000 megawatts…
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