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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>FYI – in case anyone missed this …<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Speaker Media
[mailto:Speaker.Media@okhouse.gov] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Speaker Media<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Legislation Setting Alternative Energy Goals for Oklahoma
Passes Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Jennifer Monies,
Press Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Oklahoma House
of Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Office of House
Speaker Chris Benge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>405-962-7679<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a
href="mailto:jenniferm@okhouse.gov" title="mailto:jenniferm@okhouse.gov">jenniferm@okhouse.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Legislation Setting
Alternative Energy Goals for Oklahoma Passes Committee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>OKLAHOMA CITY
(Feb. 16, 2010) —Legislation creating energy goals meant to promote
alternative energy development in Oklahoma unanimously passed House committee
today. </span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>House
Bill 3028, by House Speaker Chris Benge, creates the “Oklahoma Energy
Security Act.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The
legislation creates a renewable energy standard for Oklahoma, which will set a
goal for the state that aims to best utilize the state’s abundant natural
resources. The renewable energy standard will be that 15 percent of all
electricity generated within the state by the year 2015 be generated from
renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, geothermal and energy
conservation efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>“Oklahoma
has a variety of alternative energy resources to offer our nation as we seek to
reduce our dependence on foreign oil. This goal will serve as official support
for further development of alternative energy resources in our state, while
also acting as an economic development tool as we seek to attract business to
Oklahoma,” said Benge, R-Tulsa. “We cannot secure our economic
future until we secure our energy future. Our state has an opportunity to lead
the way as we take advantage of our abundant natural resources and develop the
next generation of energy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Currently,
approximately 35 states including Washington, D.C. have some form of renewable
portfolio standard. Arkansas is the only neighboring state without one. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The
legislation would not serve as a mandate, but instead will set a goal for
Oklahoma energy companies to meet. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The
bill also creates a natural gas energy standard that will help promote natural
gas energy development in Oklahoma to complement renewable energy sources like
wind. The legislation declares natural gas as the preferred choice of electric
generation in this state and lays out a desire that new fossil fuel generation
facilities built or expanded in this state be powered by natural gas. The bill
provides an exception if it is in the best interest of the electric consumer. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Additionally,
the bill also seeks to promote wind-energy development in Oklahoma by increasing
the capability of transmitting the electricity generated by wind across the
state and to other states through improved transmission capability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The
bill calls for the state to work with the Corporation Commission and the
Southwest Power Pool to develop plans to expand transmission capacity in
Oklahoma. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Finally,
the bill works to increase the number of compressed natural gas fueling
stations in the state by setting a goal of having one public CNG fueling
station located approximately every 100 miles along the entire interstate
highway system in the state by the year 2015. That goal will increase to at
least one CNG station approximately every 50 miles by the year 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>“Wind
and natural gas are plentiful in Oklahoma, and together can be used to help satisfy
our state’s ever-growing energy needs,” said Benge. “But, as
we also work to improve the alternative energy infrastructure, including
fueling stations and transmission lines, we can also help other states, who may
not be as blessed as Oklahoma with natural resources, meet their stated energy
goals.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The
bill passed the House Energy and Utility Regulation Committee unanimously today
and will next be considered before the full House. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>-30-<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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