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So, i guess i have to expiate my Many Political sins and i spent time in the wilderness. But i am back and i can reflect on how politics work, how it worked then, whats happened in the meantime, challenges we now face. I promoted solar energy back in 1975 when i signed a law that granted a 55 tax credit to the installation of solar. That time was mostly solar hot water. But 55 was a credit, not a deduction. So, you took it right off your state income tax. Probably the biggest incentive that has ever been provided. But over the years times change, but still california at that time was leading t...

Certifying the eir or such determination in such a way to require the additional review under the california quality act. The said record is in the reference and two, the board adopts as its own, the Planning Commission, findings which include the rejection of the project alternatives as a feasible and adoption of the overriding consideration and adopts the program, all is set forth in the Planning Commission, 18875, and said Planning Commission motion and the sequa findings in this motion by reference. I accept those findings as part of my motion. Okay. Thank you. And then if you could call t...

Applause well, thank you and welcome to california. Its a great place to come and talk about solar energy because we are in the forefront of certainly the rest of the states, probably in fact, certainly in the western hemisphere, california is in the lead. And thats important. But being in the lead doesnt mean weve arrived at the goal. Got a long way to go and i hope the work you do here, the conversations, the relationships that are formed can help advance the cause of solar energy and Renewable Energy or generally. Back when i was governor the first time, that was a long time ago some of you...

Renewable energy, efficiency, elegance in the way we handle resources. Today, of course, we know a lot more. We know about Climate Change. We know about population, several billion more. We know if the demographers are right, the world will add 2 billion people. We now have 2 billion cars. The last time there were a couple hundred million cars. In fact, cars are reproducing faster than people. [laughter] and as long as theyre using oil weve got a problem. Thats why in california we have a goal to have a million electric vehicles by 2025. applause so, thats just within the last two months, we a...

So, but its an important milestone. And california does have the goal of 33 Renewable Energy. We have the goal of a million solar rooftops. We already have over 130,000 installations on homes and small businesses. So, were looking at utility, scale, installation of solar, were looking at individual homes, and businesses. So, wherever we can, we are encouraging it. Were number oned in the country. Were going to keep on going. Its very critical. Now, i know from the idea to the execution to the secure realization, it takes a long time. And we have to have patience. We have to have staying power....