Related: Fed Defers Rate Hike, But Oil Fundamentals Less than 20 years ago , California faced an energy crash as electricity﻿ prices soared , supplies were limited and there were frequent blackouts . However , today , California is at the forefront of the US ' clean energy revolution﻿ , with more than﻿ 21,000MW of renewable energy capactiy . Despite California 's recent success , new projects remain at risk from objections by﻿ the Environmental Protection Agency and environmentalists , who have already raised concerns about the impacts on the natural landscape and bird flight paths . There is also the issue of grid capacity , as new renewable energy projects produce surges of electricity.﻿
Less than 20 years ago , California faced an energy crash as electricity﻿ prices soared , supplies were limited and there were frequent blackouts . However , today , California is at the forefront of the US ' clean energy revolution﻿ , with more than﻿ 21,000MW of renewable energy capactiy . Despite California 's recent success , new projects remain at risk from objections by﻿ the Environmental Protection Agency and environmentalists , who have already raised concerns about the impacts on the natural landscape and bird flight paths . There is also the issue of grid capacity , as new renewable energy projects produce surges of electricity.﻿