Senate Approves National Renewable Energy Standard
Environment News Service, June, 2005 by J.R. Pegg
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) — --> The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a five-fold increase in renewable energy production and moved closer to finalizing its version of a comprehensive energy plan.
But the inclusion of a renewable portfolio standard in the Senate energy bill is at odds with the positions of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Bush administration, and could prove another stumbling block for lawmakers eager to finally pass a national energy plan.
Wind turbines at Buffalo Ridge near Lake Benton, Minnesota (Photo by Jerry Miller courtesy Northern States Power) The measure, which passed 52-48, mandates 10 percent of U.S. electricity be generated from renewable energy sources by 2020. It allows electric utilities to trade renewable energy...
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