It’s old news by now, but it feels so good to say it. On November 4 Proposition C, the renewable energy initiative, passed with a whopping 66% of the vote. The state leg¬islature wouldn’t act so the voters did. Missouri’s investor-owned utilities must make 2% of their electricity sales come from renewable energy sources by 2011 and 15% by 2021.
Let’s give ourselves another hand. Thanks to everybody who worked on the campaign, and thanks to all the Sierra Club members who voted for Prop C.
It’s not over, though. Prop C gives the Public Service Commission and Department of Natural Resources one year to make regulations to implement the renewable energy policy. We plan to be involved and vigilant to head off utility attempts to water it down. There will be opportunities for public comment.