Missouri Looks to Illinois and ELPC’s Barry Matchett on Renewable Energy Standard
Monday, October 13, 2008
Voters in Missouri will decide whether to require utilities to buy 15% renewable energy by 2021. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Kim McGuire asked ELPC Co-Legislative Director Barry Matchett about the impact of the Illinois Renewable Energy Standard that takes effect this year. It requires utilities to buy 10 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2015 and 25 percent by 2025. The article quotes Barry:
“Since the legislation was passed establishing the standard, the state has seen an influx of green jobs, said Barry Matchett, co-legislative director for the Environment Law and Policy Center in Chicago.
“‘Three years ago there was one wind company in Illinois, and today there are seven,’ Matchett said. ‘Each of them provides 100 to 300 good jobs at their headquarters. That’s not to mention the field jobs.’”
Tags: Renewable Energy
