Bill author: Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes (D-39)

SUMMARY
Requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to give priority to California-based entities in making awards pursuant to the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program and provides a 20% additional incentive for California suppliers that install eligible distributed generation resources for the Self-Generation Investment Program (SGIP).

WHY IT MATTERS
A February 2008 Wall Street Journal article, entitled "In the Dark", highlighted an increasingly 77,200 jobs were lost in the year September 2007 to September 2008.

Construction and trade, transportation and utilities were among the job categories that reported decline in jobs in the month of September 2008. Trade, transportation and utilities posted the largest decline of jobs in that month.

Over the year September 2007 to September 2008, construction and trade, transportation, and utilities were among the job categories that reported decline of jobs. Over this period, construction reported the largest decline of jobs.

THE GOALS OF AB 2267 INCLUDE:
• This bill is intended to work toward the dual goal of meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and supporting economic development for California. Several states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Washington that have programs that provide preferences for projects by companies based within the state.