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November 1, 2007

The Temecula Valley, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore Valley Chambers Partner with Californians for Clean and Reliable Energy Coalition

The three chambers joined forces with the Californians for Clean and Reliable Energy Coalition which supports the Sunrise Powerlink Project. The Sunrise Powerlink Project will help ensure that the business community and the region have reliable electric service. A disruption to the electric service would be detrimental to businesses and the region with numerous consequences.
 

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“It is vital that our business community can count on electric service without interruption to our region,” stated Alice Sullivan, President and CEO of the Temecula Valley Chamber. “Business and job growth will suffer if we become known as a region with electricity irregularity,” Sullivan continued.

California’s residents and businesses receive their power via a network of interconnected transmission lines that work together to provide reliable electric service to homes and businesses throughout California. A disruption or breakdown of major transmission lines can compromise the entire system and put consumers across the state at risk for blackouts and energy shortages.

The Sunrise Powerlink would also expand access to new supplies of clean solar, wind and geothermal energy in the Imperial Valley that are waiting to be tapped and help California move towards a greener energy future. In this new era of “Green” Energy, the Sunrise Powerlink transmission line is will provide the needed capacity of renewable power to homes and businesses, while at the same time having minimal impact on the environment.
 

July 20, 2007

The Temecula Valley, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore Valley Chambers of Commerce Oppose Government Energy Regulation

The Temecula Valley, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore Valley Chambers of Commerce opposes SB 412 (Simitian) which would not allow for a diversity of gas supply sources leading to higher cost of natural gas. The Chamber opposition to the potential law sends a message to the legislature that businesses throughout the Southwest California region will not stand for such regulation.

“Many of us in our region rely on natural gas. Southern California, in fact, leads the nation in the percentage of homes, businesses and electric power plants fueled by natural gas,” stated Kim Cousins, President and CEO of the Chamber.

“We believe natural gas is important to Southern California and believe more supply sources are needed and would benefit the region as a whole,” continued Cousins.

New supply sources will increase a gas on gas competition and would allow for lower prices for all customers. This will also enhance new supply resources and reduce the risk of a supply shortfall if something were to happen to an existing pipeline or supply basin. SB 412 would set up an unnecessarily long and laborious process during which the state’s residents and businesses would be deprived of access to the much needed natural gas supplies.

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