• Requires utilities, including government-owned utilities, to generate 20% of their power from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable only to private electrical corporations.

• Raises requirement for utilities to 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025.

• Imposes penalties, subject to waiver, for noncompliance.

• Transfers some jurisdiction of regulatory matters from Public Utilities Commission to Energy Commission.

• Fast-tracks approval for new renewable energy plants.

• Requires utilities to sign longer contracts (20 year minimum) to procure renewable energy.

• Creates account to purchase rights-of-way and facilities for the transmission of renewable energy.