California Energy Commission adopts Alternative Fuels Plan; subsidies, mandates and production incentives among planned measures

The California Energy Commission voted 4-0 to adopt the California State Alternative Fuels Plan, which was developed jointly with the California Air Resources Board. The plan calls for on and off-road alternative fuel usage to reach 9 percent by 2012, 11 percent by 2017, and 26 percent by 2022. Fuels include electric hybrid, compressed natural gas, hydrogen, renewable diesel, bio-diesel and ethanol . The plan calls for investment in production, fuel stations and subsidies to support the short-term price differential between alternative and fossil fuels.

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