Proposed clean energy standards would require U.S. to shift to 20 percent renewable energy by 2020: NewsTarget.com

The Union of Concerned Scientists has praised the introduction of a House bill that will move the world toward energy independence. With efforts to lessen the nation's reliance on foreign oil, energy bills could soon be voted down in favor of alternative forms of electricity.

The House bill will gradually require utilities to generate 20% of their electricity from clean, renewable sources (such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass) by 2020. Competition from renewable energy generators would lower electricity and natural gas prices, saving consumers more than $49 billion on their energy bills.

Since 2004, eight states and the District of Columbia have enacted renewable energy standards. In August 2005, Texas more than doubled its standard, creating the second-largest renewable energy market in the country.

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