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Energy In the NewsCapital Press - 2007-06-01
Energy bill heads to gov. (new window)
Mitch Lies
Capital Press Staff Writer Friday, June 01, 2007 SALEM - A bill calling for Oregon utilities to generate 25 percent of their electricity from renewable resources is headed back to where it started: the desk of Gov. Ted Kulongoski. As expected, the Oregon Senate May 25 concurred with amendments the House added to Senate Bill 838 and repassed the bill. Senate Bill 838 passed the House May 23. SB838 includes one of several renewable energy proposals endorsed by Kulongoski this session that are designed to make Oregon a leader in the use and production of renewable energy. Kulongoski introduced the bill at a press conference March 5. A 35-member Renewable Energy Action Group formed by Kulongoski spent the past year developing the bill. -Mitch Lies |