CA Progress Report: 33% Renewable Energy Bill Approved by Legislature
Share this pageWhile the Senate was scaling back the prison reform efforts and water was caught up in political maneuvers, late last night, the legislature did approve SB 14, which requires all energy providers to buy 33 percent of their energy from clean renewable energy sources by 2020 has been approved by the legislature. [...]
In light of the state’s ambitious new carbon emission targets, SB 14 will give energy agencies the flexibility they need in order to meet those goals. Current law “caps” the amount of renewable energy that the Public Utilities Commission may order utilities to buy or build at 20 percent. This bill would remove this cap and require utilities to acquire 33 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by 2020.”
“California can and should act sooner rather than later to increase the use of renewable energy,” said Senator Joe Simitian (Democrat-Palo Alto). “Renewable energy provides an immediate response to the threat of global warming, cuts air pollution, reduces our dependence on foreign energy and helps to limit the threat of another energy crisis.”
Moreover, said Simitian, “Increased use of renewable energy here in California has tremendous potential as an economic development tool. These are clean, green jobs that belong in California”, said Simitian.
Read the full article on the California Progress Report website