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Article: Governor's energy plan hits static.(Environment)(The utility industry complains that requiring the increased use of renewable energy sources will prove to be too costly)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- July 12, 2006
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Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard
SALEM - Gov. Ted Kulongoski's renewable energy goals met their toughest resistance so far Tuesday, when utility executives said they were unnecessary and could prove too costly.
Since January, Kulongoski has been pushing for a state policy mandating Oregon utilities to attain 25 percent of their electricity from environmentally friendly, renewable resources by 2025. Such resources would include wind, solar and geothermal energy and ocean tides.
The governor created a Renewable Energy Working Group to investigate the issues surrounding that goal and to recommend legislation to enact it. The group, which ...