The state's three investor-owned utilities (IOUs) have hit an intermediate target of at least 20% renewable energy in the years 2011-13, according to the latest California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) update on the state's renewable portfolio standard [PDF].

Collectively, the IOUs reached 20.6% renewables in 2011, an increase of 3.6 percentage points from 2010 – the largest in the history of the mandate, established by California lawmakers in 2002.

Individually,