Thursday, October 8, 2015

Renewable Energy Contributing To 50% Of California's Electricity

Gov. Jerry Brown dramatically increased California's climate-change goals, committing the state to use renewable energy for half its electricity and make existing buildings twice as energy-efficient in just 15 years.

Find more at California Renewable Energy

California’s economy is the 7th largest in the world. The clean electricity generated by the new 50 percent Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) will account for nearly a third of the renewable electricity generated by state standards in the country. Passing SB 350 shows other states and nations that it’s technically and politically possible to take on climate change in a meaningful way. And this action will have ripple effects. As the Speaker of the Assembly Toni Atkins said on the voting floor: “When a state like California leads the way, it pushes others forward.”

Find more at California Commits to a 50% Renewable Energy

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