Dive Brief:
- On Tuesday, Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Mark Udall (D-CO) introduced legislation to create a nationwide Renewable Electricity Standard for the U.S.
- The bill would require investor-owned utilities to get 6% of their electricity from renewables sources by 2014 and up to 25% renewables by 2025.
Dive Insight:
This is not the first time that the Udalls—who are first cousins—have tried to set a national RES. They first attempted to do so in 2002 as members of the House of Representatives, and again in 2007, when they managed to pass an RES amendment out of the House (it ultimately failed in the Senate), and again and again and again in 2009, 2010 and 2011. According to Platts, "the senators plan to attach the bill as an amendment to an energy efficiency bill, which is expected to be voted on sometime this year."