Jan. 30, 3008: Days of Cheap Energy are Over, Lawmaker Says

Lawmakers say that the days of cheap energy are over, and Iowans must adapt to energy efficiency measures.

Sioux city Journal
Days of Cheap Energy are Over, Lawmaker Says
By Whitney Woodward
Jan. 30, 2008
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/01... iowa/62f15462d1c6d44c862573e0000fed3d.txt

DES MOINES -- Iowa should implement efficiency standards for utility companies as part of the state's drive to create green jobs and reduce energy consumption, a group of lawmakers announced Tuesday.

"Iowans are used to the concept that energy will be cheap, and those days are now over," said Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids. "Energy is no longer going to be cheap, so we have to become better energy consumers."

Members of the interim Energy Efficiency Study Committee urged the state to set a goal of reducing annual statewide energy consumption, across all industries, by 1.5 percent.