Jerry Brown wants to raise renewable target to 40% UTILITIES

California's new target of getting one-third of its power from renewable sources may be too low for Gov. Jerry Brown.

The governor signed legislation this week requiring California's utilities to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2020. But in a letter to the state Senate on Tuesday, he said the state could do better.

"I would like to see us pursue even more far-reaching targets," Brown wrote. "With the amount of renewable resources coming on-line, and prices dropping, I think 40 percent, at reasonable cost, is well within our grasp in the near future."

He did not specify when that goal could be reached, nor did he say whether he would propose legislation requiring the utilities to reach 40 percent.