Law Signed Putting California on Path for Renewables

Oct. 8, 2015, 4:00 AM UTC

Half of the electricity sold in California must come from solar, wind and other renewable sources by 2030 under legislation California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law Oct. 7.

The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (S.B. 350) also calls for new annual targets to double the efficiency savings in end uses of electricity and natural gas over the next 15 years.

The law will maintain California’s global leadership in establishing ambitious climate and clean energy policies, the author of S.B. 350, State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon (D), said at a signing ceremony in ...

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