Governor Signs Legislation Setting 33 Percent Renewable Portfolio Standard

摘要

LOS ANGELES-California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on April 12 signed into law a measure requiring one-third of the electricity sold in the state to come from solar, wind, geothermal, or other renewable sources by the end of 2020. The legislation (S.B. 2X) establishes the nation's most aggressive renewable portfolio standard, which Brown and other supporters believe will attract clean-energy investments to help grow the state's economy and create jobs. Passed by the Legislature in March, the bill is key to rolling back statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, as required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (A.B. 32).