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GOVERNOR PA�TLENTY SIGNS STRONGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIRE... Page 1 afi 2 <br />T�TT +.T� ���' + ��� <br />,�Fjn�il ii •�rir. e.r-� ��;p�.r.rn�nr. •i�. Diir?t'i�tY I <br />�r}.--.:_... .-- :... _ .�•.• :�,i.a�•� <br />' � �'�" '"3•y�: • . • . � �- <br />?'��TF ` M1��_� �+j i!L�� `� <br />y'� _ _�:: r.?i = �i• .. _ }.... <br />�'�Ka� L r1 F��i Q''�� �ti .� i'' � <br />' . ��1 . y ... <br />�_y__....�__ ..,�.LS��i y• � __..�.. i <br />� Vti'rlcon�,e �� Ci ��nor NC�Gnsu <br />State Portal Search � <br />T F i ' ' - <br />.���;�v <br />1� �i + i� . # � — � '� � i <br />. ' ;� � F��a I � <br />_ _ n��i�,�.— - <br />� � h'redia �er�ter � � PFrat� GaldeM�s � � ��nkac�s � � <br />State Portal .-• Home :r Media Center } Press Releases <br />Media Center <br />Press Releases <br />Appointments <br />Commissionon Judicial <br />Selection <br />Podeasts <br />Photo Gallery <br />"Good Morning, <br />M i n nesota" <br />Governor's Office <br />GOVERNOR PAWLENTYSIGNS STRONGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENT <br />February 22,2007 <br />— Governorfirst outlined 25 x'25 goal i n 2006 State of the State, emphasized i t agaii <br />•s� I; i r }[ 11� � F��rx] ti�.1 �I� G�ati� � �F s!�le� wi11� f��rrr��al� rgp s9�,nrl�ds tcti!r.x x�d <br />Pawlenky's 1 �r � h.�art�ui �agis�;iar- ra; se'.s a r�wabl� ¢.�,' G�a�ir�r� r�� af ��; <br />��;r,� �•nt�r r�w4aMk `irgR pro� � x r i� t,y� '�5" •,� :•� in r a']1�F� �!at� ai'F e St� address. 'ih <br />S�� �{4 a�as�,:� f,����a�';. 4.�.w��;� �Ss ��;�«:�:�,��r 4'«Sr f�{b }3�}4� 3f i� ��I.`�J[f �7�f18l�I� <br />unMei4ed ;r, ; � srrt�• �'� end �ga�� _� I•,ia �r�'. � otat� o€ � �E�le �,ddr 5 <br />The legislation signed today builds on significant laws proposed by the Governor and signed ir <br />few years, including a doubling of the state's ethanol standard to E2E} by 2013; promotion of lo <br />renewable energy projectsthroughthe use of a new financing tool known as the Community-E <br />Development tariff; and the Mercury Reduction Act of 2006. <br />"In many ways, Minnesota has been the birthplace of the renewable energy movement," Gove <br />"Today, we are leadin� the nation on the oath to a better. cleaner. more ind�pencfent ener�y fc <br />all of the legislators and stakeholderswha worked togetherto achievethis milestone in a p�s-� <br />The bill signed by the Governor requires energy companies to provide 25 percent of power fro <br />by 2025. Xcel Energy, which supplies approximately half of the electricity i n the state, is requir <br />percentfrom renewable sources by 2020. <br />An additional 5,000 megawatts of energy from renewable sources would be added to Minneso <br />resources. rnugh�r eiaht times more than currentiv comes from renewables. Future renewable <br />include e�iLY �vdu�:a+.i by wind turbines, biomass, hydrogen and solar power. <br />Senator Ellen Anderson (DFL-St. Paul) and Representative Aaron Peterson (DFL-Appleton) w <br />the legislation. <br />The Governortook the opporiunity to encouragethe legislatureto pass the other initiatives car <br />��r� r�li,�*o Energy ��iiiiali�e,° ineludiry fii� plsn I n� ;��� tlie i�t�mher �,I E85 gas F ��rqa�,i � F <br />7tl�i �nr���age� lor-�t rrrrnars...i� ;,f �nQrgyr pro� t� i�r�ti; nna� F,1k.-�,�la. P�g�ikDtff 1ha <br />cellulosic ethanoE and ad�anced biomass technoiogies, increase conservafiar� and reduce car� <br />"This is a signi�cant step, but there is still much more work that needs to be accomplishedthis <br />Pawlenty said. "Ratherthan stopping here, I hope this bill will provide encouragement for us tc <br />important energy issues in front of us. We can do this in a way that allows for the right respona <br />markets, consumer demandand regulatoryconditions and maintains reliability and affordable <br />costs." <br />Additional proposals in the Governor's "Next Generation Energy Initiative" are: <br />More Renewable <br />. .. .._r.._.,.� . .� ...,..,r �..a-A....,r�}7}r51tif5�5TIY41.1 I,.�_� <br />� � � n�.�-r r c i ri <br />