Now it's on to the Senate... Key provisions in the bill include:
- Electric utility companies must meet 20 percent of demand with renewable sources by 2020.
- $190 billion investment in clean energy technology and energy efficiency by 2025.
- New standards for energy efficiency for industry, buildings and appliances.
- A reduction of 80 percent in carbon emissions by 2050.
- Consumer protection from energy price increases.
Check out the latest version of the bill (H.R. 2454) at The Library of Congress (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.2454:)
This is good news for those companies looking to locate at Destiny. Destiny will be a clean technology hub. The city itself will be designed to have a carbon footprint as small as possible.
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