The goal of the bill is to increase power production in thestate and stave off the kind of predicament that has causedperiodic rolling blackouts throughout California. The bill wouldspeed permitting of power plants sited under certainconditions.
It also would make it more difficult for people to delay theirconstruction via legal appeal, create tougher efficiency standardsfor state-owned buildings, and offer incentives for the use ofrenewable energy.
Lastly, the bill also prohibits the Public Utility Commissionfrom offering utility companies incentives to divest themselves ofpower plants, which some say was a significant part of the risingpower prices in California. In that regard, the Legislature ismulling several bills that would delay implementation of Oregon'spower deregulation plan, set to take effect Oct. 1.
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