National RPS Would Create Jobs and Save Money

A national renewable portfolio standard requiring that 20% of all energy used in the U.S. come from renewable sources by 2020 would dramatically improve the economy, according to a study released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The plan would create a net gain of more than 157,000 jobs while saving families and businesses $49 billion in electricity and gas bills through 2020, according to the report,

Renewing America’s Economy. “It is time our elected officials free us from being hostage to energy resources of the 19th century,” said Alan Nogee, director of the UCS Clean Energy Program. “The technologies are ready. All it takes is the political will,” he says. The report can be downloaded from www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/.