Obama Orders Three-Fold Increase In Federal Gov's Renewable Energy Use By 2020

Obama gives federal government renewable mandate. "Saying the government should lead by example, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020...The government currently has a goal of using 7.5 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, but Obama said recent increases in renewable energy supplies make the new 20 percent goal achievable by 2020. His order says the government should use renewable sources for 10 percent of its electricity in 2015 and gradually increase that amount to 20 percent within seven years." Matthew Daly in The Associated Press