California added record clean energy — can it keep it up?

Aerial of California Solar Plant in the Cuyama area of Southern California. | Photo: Getty Images

For three years in a row, California has added a record amount of new clean energy capacity. The amount of renewable energy and storage (i.e. batteries) added since 2020 is roughly equivalent to how much electricity the state has used on average on a daily basis - around 25,000 megawatts, according to new data from Governor Gavin Newsom's office and the California Public Utilities Commission shared with The Verge.