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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

California's aggressive pursuit of renewable energy



By Barbara Vergetis Lundin

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a snapshot that shows the state's investor-owned utilities (IOU) are aggressively pursuing renewable energy in order to meet the goals of one of the most ambitious Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) in the country. The RPS requires IOUs, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators regulated by the CPUC to procure 33 percent of retail sales per year from eligible renewable sources by 2020.

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