Renewable Energy Producers Applaud Governor`s Decision to Veto SB 14

Say Bill Would Have Increased Electricity Costs, Lessened "Green" Power Supplies
SACRAMENTO--(Business Wire)--
Independent Energy Producers (IEP), which represents California`s renewable
energy providers, today said Governor Schwarzenegger`s decision to veto SB 14
"keeps California moving toward a cleaner, greener, more renewable energy
future."

The group also applauded the governor`s promise to issue an executive order
requiring that more of California`s energy come from renewable sources.

"We`re the people who are producing renewable energy in this state," said IEP
executive director Jan Smutny-Jones. "SB 14 would have seriously delayed the
governor`s goal of shifting California to more renewable energy. As a national
and international leader in the green power effort, he saw SB 14 for what it was
- a bill that would have taken California in the wrong direction."

Smutny-Jones said SB 14 "set a very worthy goal" of requiring that 33 percent of
the state`s energy come from renewable sources like solar, wind and geothermal,
but created barriers that would have made achieving that goal virtually
impossible.

"While demanding more renewable energy, SB 14 would have made it more difficult
to build new renewable power plants in California," said Smutny-Jones. "At the
same time, it would have limited the use of green power from neighboring
renewable producers. The net result would have been less renewable energy for
California and higher electricity bills for the state`s businesses and
residential consumers. The governor made the right decision to veto this
well-intentioned but unworkable bill."

for Independent Energy Producers
Alyson Wiley, 916-447-8186 or 916-718-1087 (cell)

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