Expecting a larger Democratic majority in Congress in 2009, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) said in a July 29 appearance on C-SPAN that he wants to move another major comprehensive energy bill next year and is considering whether changes are needed to the expanded biofuels mandate signed into law late last year. His spokesperson added that he would also be advancing a national Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), requiring utilities to generate a portion of their energy portfolio from renewable resources. Bingaman had called for a 15 percent RPS by 2020 shortly after Democrats took control of Congress in the 2006 elections. The provision, however, lacked enough support to be included in the Energy Policy Act of 2007.
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