(Bloomberg) -- California briefly got closer to reaching its goal of obtaining 100% of its power from clean energy.
The Golden State's main grid ran on 99.87% renewables for about two minutes on Saturday, the California Independent System Operator said in a statement Monday. That broke a previous record of 97.58% that was set on April 3, the grid operator said.
California has set a target to have all of its electricity come from renewable or zero-carbon energy sources by 2045. Hitting close to that target, even briefly, helps demonstrate the advances being made to eventually achieve the goal, according to the California ISO.
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The push to transition away from fossil fuels hasn't been smooth, as the state has struggled to keep the lights on the past two summers during heatwaves.
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