"America's Top Public Utilities Executive Speaks Out for Yes on 7"- S. David Freeman's testimony

Mr. Chairman, Honorable Members, ladies and gentlemen. First, I want to be clear that my views are purely personal; and I do not speak for the Port of Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles, the ICFT, or anyone else. I appear as an uncompensated individual. I testify as a lawyer and engineer, with 30 years experience as a chief executive of large electric utilities, including those serving Sacramento and Los Angeles, where I advanced the use of renewable energy used efficiently. ....Read More

"Yes on 7 proponent and campaign chair gives statement of urgency"- Jim's testimony

Mr. Chairman, Honorable Members, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jim Gonzalez. I am the Proponent and Campaign Chair of Yes on Proposition 7. I am joined today by the Senior Counsel of Californians for Solar and Clean Energy, John Thiella, by our Manatt Law Firm counsel, Fred Main, and by our Prop. 7 campaign organizers. We are proud to be here with S. David Freeman, who is truly the "David" in our David and Goliath story. I spent twelve years in San Francisco's City Hall as a senior member of the Mayor's staff, and as an elected Supervisor. ....Read More

Read Proposition 7, the Solar and Clean Energy Act of 2008

Global warming and climate change is now a real crisis. With the polar ice caps continuing to melt, temperatures rising worldwide, increasing greenhouse gases, and dramatic climate changes occurring, we are quickly reaching the tipping point. California is facing a serious threat from rising sea levels, increased drought, and melting Sierra snowpack that feed our water supply. California needs solar and clean energy to attack the climate changes which threaten our state....Read More

Natural Gas vs. Solar Energy Cost Analysis

A study commissioned by the United States Department of Energy and The National Renewable Energy Laboratory analyzed the cost and performance projections of various solar thermal electricity generation technologies. The study concluded that a high deployment schedule of solar thermal electric power plants by 2020 would result in cost reductions for solar energy ranging from initial electricity costs of 10 to 12.6 cents per kilowatt hour falling to 3.5 to 6.2 cents per kilowatt hour....Read More

California Geothermal Resources

California has a tremendous supply of renewable resources that can be harnessed to provide clean and naturally replenishing electricity supplies for the state. Currently, renewable resources provide approximately eleven percent of the state's electricity mix....Read More

Nuclear Power Joint Fact-Finding

Nuclear technology is reemerging as a power generation option in the face of concerns about climate change, energy demand growth, and the relative cost of competing technologies. After more than a decade in which no new nuclear power plants were completed in the U.S., nuclear power is now the focus of considerable attention and debate.....Read More

The Solar Thermal Option

Under a solar-thermal scenario to address the global warming crisis (including enacting a strong emissions cap), solar electricity generated in California could rise from .02% in 2006 to 9% in 2020. Under nationwide "Business as Usual" projections, coal will be used to meet 57% of America's electricity needs in 2030. In contrast, under a solar-thermal scenario, California's proportion of coal-generated electricity could fall to only 2% in 2020. .....Read More

2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report Proceeding

Today one in eight Americans, over 37 million people, live in California. The state's population has doubled since 1965, a growth rate faster than that of any other developed region in the world. In fact, if California were a nation, it would be the 33rd largest nation in the world....Read More