The state may have a leg up on other states in light of the Clean Power Plan released by President Obama Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. While the new regulations include cutting greenhouse gas emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, state officials say California could meet the federal targets a decade early because of the already existing climate change programs on the books. Of course, that also means Californians are paying higher electricity rates for more years than those in other states.