Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that will revise and expand the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy facilities. The legislation, Senate Bill 32, by Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-San Bernardino), was supported by Western United Dairymen. Adoption by the Public Utilities Commission of feed-in tariff programs and rate schedules will significantly benefit on-farm use of methane biogas projects in the near future. Schwarzenegger said, “In order to meet our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and a Renewable Portfolio Standard of 33% by 2020, we will need to use all of the tools available under our existing programs to get to that goal. By increasing the size of projects allowed under the FIT program and increasing the cumulative cap for investor-owned utilities for FIT projects, this bill is a step in the right direction. The PUC is also currently exploring an expanded FIT for small to medium scale renewable generation using a market-based pricing approach.”