(10/27/14) California must nearly eliminate emissions from
electricity to meet ambitious climate goals for 2050, but each of the primary available technologies for generating emission -
free technology has problems and any choice will require concerted planning and early strategic investments,
according to a new technical paper by the California Council on Science and Technology.
According to the US Energy Information Administration, in 2015 Washington was the leading producer of
electricity from hydroelectric sources in the country — which makes the state the nation's top producer of carbon
free energy.