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Proposed Federal Legislation Would Interfere with State Efforts to Promote the Production of Electricity from Renewable Resources
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HOUSE LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE SOON ON A SWEEPING ENERGY BILL
THAT MAY INCLUDE A MEASURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE U-S UTILITIES, BY 2020, TO
PROVIDE 20-PERCENT OF THEIR ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES--SUCH AS
SOLAR, WIND, AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY. HOWEVER, BILL BRIER, OF
THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, BELIEVES THAT SUCH A MOVE
WOULD INTERFERE WITH CURRENT EFFORTS BY THE STATES...
(BRIER):
"THE NATION'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES ARE WORKING HARD,
TO ADD RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES TO THE U-S POWER GRID.
TWENTY-FOUR STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NOW HAVE STANDARDS
REQUIRING UTILITIES TO REACH A CERTAIN THRESHOLD FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
SOURCES. HOWEVER, THESE STATE LAWS HAVE WIDELY VARYING TARGETS,
TIMETABLES, AND FUELS. THAT'S WHY IT'S A BAD IDEA FOR CONGRESS TO
ENACT A FEDERAL, ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL MANDATE, REQUIRING ALL STATES TO
REACH THE SAME RENEWABLE TARGET, BY THE SAME TIME. DOING SO WOULD
RAISE ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR CONSUMERS, DISRUPT STATE RENEWABLE PROGRAMS,
AND IMPOSE ADDITIONAL STRAINS ON THE ELECTRICITY GRID. AND, MANY
STATES LACK ADEQUATE RENEWABLE RESOURCES. THAT'S WHY CONGRESS
SHOULD REJECT A FEDERAL RENEWABLE MANDATE."
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