How the California Electricity Crisis Generated a Green Wave: An Insider's Account

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Kurt Schuparra

How the California Electricity Crisis Generated a Green Wave

An Insider's Account

Kurt Schuparra

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Routledge
30 December 2024

History of the Americas; Global warming; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Civil engineering, surveying & building

Series: Routledge Environmental History

This book provides the definitive account of a decade-long transformation of energy policy in California with rippling consequences. The author, a state government “insider” during much of this period, tells a story informed by personal experience, access to the key actors of the time (both then and now), and extensive research.

California’s risky experiment in deregulating the state’s electricity market in the 1990s, resulting in manipulation from unscrupulous energy providers and necessitating government action, laid the foundation for a greener grid and greater energy efficiency in the early 2000s and beyond. The book follows the state’s energy journey through Democratic Governor Gray Davis’s administration and his Republican successor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time in office, providing a detailed behind-the-scenes account. It highlights how this period influenced broader discussions of energy policy in the U.S., culminating in President Barack Obama pledging bold action and securing $90 billion for clean energy programs in the 2009 “stimulus” bill, the largest single “green” investment in history at that point in time. The energy crisis provided a springboard for green growth by discrediting deregulation, elevating public support, and establishing a political pathway for a growing array of sustainable energy advocates.

This book engagingly balances policy considerations and political drama to reveal the untold details of how the electricity crisis paved the way for key climate and clean energy policies and offers unprecedented access to archival material from the Davis administration era. It will be a must-read for energy policymakers, researchers, and environmental historians.

By: Kurt Schuparra
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032843216
ISBN 10: 1032843217
Series: Routledge Environmental History
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 30 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Prosperity Fades into a Power Crisis 2. The “Deregulation” that Paved the Way to Disaster 3. The State Takes Over as the Market Implodes 4. Going It Alone: California Gets a Cold Shoulder from the White House and the FERC 5. Cleaning Up and Looking Ahead: The Renewable Energy “Hedge” Takes Shape 6. Davis’ Demise and Arnold’s Rise: Schwarzenegger Touts Deregulation and Green Energy 7. The Global Warming Solutions Act Puts a Capstone on a Tumultuous Ten-Year Transformation 8. The End of a Foundational Green Decade and the Beginning of a Challenging Path Forward

Kurt Schuparra was Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of California Governor Gray Davis and later served as his Deputy Secretary for Policy at the state Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004 he worked in the state legislature as a policy consultant and in 2007 became a government affairs advisor in the private sector.