California State Library: study: official state energy.

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers, page headers, and standard spacing) into a web-based presentation format with navigation links, search boxes, and metadata fields. No substantive policy language was added, removed, or altered.

Senator Stern added as coauthor, indicating the Senate took up sponsorship of the bill.

Updated solar installation count from 2,000,000 to 2,100,000 and clarified total capacity at approximately 50 gigawatts.

Changed California's economic ranking from 'fifth largest economy' to 'fourth largest economy in the world.'

Updated the data year for solar electricity generation statistics from 2022 to 2024, and changed the threshold from 'at least 30 percent' to 'more than 31 percent.'

Removed reference to the Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in San Bernardino County as an example of early solar thermal plants.

Removed the phrase 'giving Californians the solar energy independence they deserve' from the findings section.

Simplified subsection (f) by removing the redundant comparison clause 'there is no other form of solar energy that is as abundant, reliable, renewable, ubiquitous, and accessible as solar energy' and replacing it with a shorter statement.

The new Government Code section was renumbered from 425.16 to 425.17, likely to avoid a numbering conflict with another bill.

Updated statistics in the findings: solar installations raised from over 2,000,000 to over 2,100,000 (now described as 'solar installations' rather than just 'rooftops and canopies'), with an added note that they total approximately 50 gigawatts of capacity.

California's economy ranking changed from 'fifth largest' to 'fourth largest' in the world.

The year reference for solar's share of electricity generation was updated from 2022 to 2024, and the threshold was raised from 'at least 30 percent' to 'more than 31 percent.'

The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm in the County of Riverside was added as an example of a major utility-scale solar powerplant alongside Ivanpah and Solar Star.

The operative section number was changed from Government Code Section 425.16 to Section 425.17, moving where the designation of solar energy as the official state energy would be codified.

In the findings, 'solar power plants' was changed to 'solar powerplants' and 'power plant, Solar Star' was changed to 'powerplants, Solar Star,' with a comma added after Solar Star. These are minor wording and punctuation adjustments with no policy impact.