Calif. Governor Jerry Brown has signed SBX1 2, which requires one-third of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources. The legislation increases the state’s current 20% renewables portfolio standard target in 2010 to a 33% renewables portfolio standard by Dec. 31, 2020.
“While reaching a 33% renewables portfolio standard will be an important milestone, it is really just a starting point -- a floor, not a ceiling,” Brown said. “Our state has enormous renewable resource potential. I would like to see us pursue even more far-reaching targets. With the amount of renewable resources coming on-line and prices dropping, I think 40%, at reasonable cost, is well within our grasp in the near future.”
Pictured: Calif. Governor Jerry Brown has signed SBX1 2, which requires one-third of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources by Dec. 31, 2020.
Photo courtesy of Univ. of Calif.-Davis
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