Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Governor Doyle wants 10% of Wisconsin's electricity to come from renewable sources buy 2015. That goal doubles the current level of electricity from renewable resources. Read more.
Doyle wants the state government to lead the effort by establishing even more ambitious goals for state government. He would like the state government to use renewable energy for 10 percent of its total electricity needs by 2006 and 20 percent by 2010.
As the national power system moves toward more distributed forms of power, we will see more states and regions declaring specific goals for their regional energy systems.
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Wisconsin governor sets renewable energy goal
