CA Ballot Propositions 2008

[Ghoulish Delight]

Regarding Prop 7, the alternative energy prop. I think I've decided to vote against it. The biggest reason being that it requires 20 years agreements. That just seems too limiting. If better technologies come along in the meantime, seems to me that would act as a deterrent to healthy competition. I understand that what they want is stability for the alternative-energy providers that do currently exist to be sure they have the confidence to grow their output and meet the demand necessary to reach the 50% mandates in the prop. But 20 year just doesn't sit well with me.

That and it doesn't appear to very accurately define what they mean by "50% of the power generated". We buy electricity from out of state as well as generate our own, yes? So couldn't the providers reach the target percentages simply by generating less of their own and buying more?