Los Altos Town Crier: Energy bill may be boon for business
Share this pageThe California State Legislature approved Senate Bill 14, which requires energy providers to buy 33 percent of their energy from clean, renewable energy sources by 2020. Authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), the bill now heads to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has until Oct. 11 to sign or veto the legislation.
“California can and should act sooner rather than later to increase the use of renewable energy,” Simitian said. “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.”
There are also economic advantages, according to Simitian.
“Increased use of renewable energy here in California has tremendous potential as an economic development tool,” he said. “These are clean, green jobs that belong in California.”
Unlike the usual gridlock that plagues Sacramento, legislators were able to find common ground to ensure the bill reaches the governor.
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