Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger, who saw his predecessor undone by California's electricity debacle, is engaged in his own high-wire act, offering an energy plan designed for both ends of the political spectrum.
Schwarzenegger's preliminary proposal takes a Republican-style reliance on free markets, which became decidedly unpopular in the energy crisis of 2000-2001, and mixes in such traditionally liberal favorites as aggressive conservation and increased use of green energy.
Within two years, for example, he wants half of all new homes built in California to be equipped with solar cells.
This blend of ideas is perhaps not surprising for a centrist Republican accustomed to peacefully coexisting with the fiercely Democratic Kennedy clan. Still, as campaign rhetoric morphs into governance plans, energy experts warn that the Schwarzenegger vision may be a tough sell to a Legislature dominated by Democrats and independent commissions packed with appointees of Gov. Gray Davis.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-energy13oct13,1,2614522.story?coll=la-home-todays-times
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