CALIFORNIA, USA, December 4, 2008. Californian Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger has signed
Executive
Order S-14-08, revising California's existing Renewable Portfolio
Standard (RPS) upward to require all retail sellers of electricity to serve
33% of their load from renewable energy sources by 2020.
The existing RPS requires retail sellers to supply 20% of their total electrical load from renewable energy sources by 2010. In order to meet the new goal, a substantial increase in the development of wind, solar, geothermal, and other ‘RPS eligible’ energy projects will be needed.
Executive Order S-14-08 seeks to accelerate such development by streamlining the siting, permitting, and procurement processes for renewable energy generation facilities.
To this end, S-14-08 issues two directives: the existing Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative will identify renewable energy zones that can be developed as such with little environmental impact; and the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will collaborate to expedite the review, permitting, and licensing process for proposed RPS-eligible renewable energy projects.
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