ACTIVISTS, OFFICIALS PRESS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES FOR GHG EMISSION CUTS

Publicly owned municipal utilities, which provide more than a quarter of the state's electricity, are under increasing pressure from environmentalists and regulators to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through improved energy efficiency and more renewable energy purchases. The increased scrutiny of the municipal utilities' GHG emissions may bolster support for including them in a pending GHG-reduction bill, but utilities themselves are arguing that mandates on public facilities are unnecessary. Proposals for including municipal utilities, known as munis, in state renewable...