California Raises the Bar for Renewable Power

摘要

Always a trailblazer. California has taken the bold step of increasing its renewable portfolio standard, which has helped inspire other states but is still comparatively higher. In April, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill Xl-2, which will raise the state's current renewable portfolio standard and extend the time frame another 10 years. The previous standard required utilities to acquire 20 percent of their power from renewable sources by the year 2010. The new law extends the target to 33 percent and gives utilities until 2020 to reach it.