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The California Energy Commission is celebrating 50 years of energy leadership!
As the state’s primary energy agency, we're driving California toward a 100% clean, reliable, and affordable future. For the rest of thewe’ll share milestones and stories looking back at our impact on renewable energy, efficiency, clean transportation, and more. Our trip down memory lane begins with this first video that explores the CEC’s clean energy progress.
 This video explores our trailblazing history, from inception to leading the state to a 100% clean energy future.
The Early History
- The Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources and Conservation Act was passed in 1974, and the CEC opened its doors in 1975.
- In the CEC’s inaugural year, an influential conversation between Governor Jerry Brown and physicist Art Rosenfeld – who later served as a CEC commissioner – helped prioritize energy efficiency over building nuclear plants.
- In the late 1970s and early 1980s, state tax incentives, coupled with federal policies like the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, spurred the first investments in solar, wind, and other renewable technologies throughout the state.
- Read the full history.
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