On September 23, 2004, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted the nation's most aggressive goals for saving electricity and natural gas through expanded investments in programs that assist customers in using energy more efficiently. Under the leadership of CPUC Commissioner Kennedy, CEC Commissioner Rosenfeld, and ALJ Gottstein, the CPUC's Decision 04-09-060 adopts energy saving targets for California's largest utilities that will more than double the current level of savings over the next decade. Combined, the electricity and natural gas savings will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 9 million tons per year by 2013, equivalent to taking 1.8 million passenger vehicles (40% of Bay Area vehicles) off the road.