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PRESS ADVISORY                       
April 11, 2011

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SIMITIAN TO ATTEND SIGNING CEREMONY FOR 33% RENEWABLES BILL

MILPITAS—State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), the author of legislation requiring California to obtain 33% of its electricity from renewable resources by 2020, will be in attendance and available for interviews Tuesday when Governor Jerry Brown signs Senate Bill 2X into law at the SunPower/Flextronics solar manufacturing plant in Milpitas.  The Governor and Simitian will be joined by U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu for the signing ceremony and dedication of SunPower’s new facility.

When: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 11:15 a.m.

Where: 1177 Gibraltar Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035

The event is open to credentialed media only.