. "In 2010, we raised expectations by asking staff to increase the utility's renewable resources to 20 percent, or 1,500 MW by 2020 and have 65 percent of our generation resources be low- or no-carbon emitting. We believe the plan announced today can propel us to reach these goals."

Beneby went on to outline the concept of a New Energy Economy.

"With these agreements, we are leveraging our low-carbon and renewable energy resources to stimulate economic and educational development within our community. At the same time, we're reducing power plant emissions by tens of thousands of tons per year—the equivalent of taking almost one million vehicles off our roads," said Beneby. "At CPS Energy, we have the enviable position of having safe, affordable nuclear power and a new coal plant with the best available emissions control technology. These resources allow us to support the development of clean technologies to generate electricity, while maintaining rates among the lowest in the nation.