Electricity Showdown in California

California passed two major greenhouse gas laws last year. One mandates reducing CO2 emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 — perhaps as much as a 40% cut. The other prohibits the renewal of electricity contracts from traditional coal-fired plants. Together, these laws threaten to increase the cost of all forms of energy, making the Golden State less competitive and throwing thousands of Californians out of work.

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The electrical sector can lead the way, if it is allowed to. We have at hand the technology needed to reduce the power industry