Meg
Whitman:
“I
have
a
passion
to
turn
this
state
around”




By Meg News Channel

FOLSOM — Over the past decade, Altergy Systems has been wooed by more than a dozen states
to pull up stakes and leave California.

The Folsom-based company represents the type of innovation that used to be California’s hallmark
– developing and manufacturing hydrogen-powered fuel cells that produce high-quality clean
power. Their systems have been used to light the Christmas tree at the state Capitol, and to light
up the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

The company’s leaders say California increasingly is a difficult place to do business. And it’s no
wonder that more than 15 states have come to Altergy Systems with enticing packages that
include tax breaks, fewer regulations and an easier path for growth than what California offers.

On Wednesday, Meg Whitman visited Altergy Systems and told workers there that if she’s elected,
she’ll promote jobs-friendly policies in an effort to stop California companies from moving away.

“I have a passion to turn this state around,” Meg told the crowd. “And frankly, I think it’s going to
take someone with a business background to restore fundamentally the economic health of this
state.”

Eric Mettler, president and CEO of Altergy Systems, said Meg has that leadership capability and the
vision to put California back on a successful track. Because she’s worked in the private sector,
Mettler said Meg will make it a priority to help California compete for jobs, to remove roadblocks to
success and to work with the state legislature to get things done.

“I think Meg possesses a very unique commitment to businesses like ours. I believe she will do all
kinds of things in her power as Governor to make sure companies like ours stay,” Mettler said.
“She talks about pride in California and how we need to restore that pride and restore that
prosperity -- and I think she has a good plan to get us there.”

Meg contrasted her experience with that of her opponent Jerry Brown, a 40-year career politician
who has run for office 14 times and didn’t deliver the results he promised. As governor, Brown
turned a $6 billion budget surplus into a $1 billion deficit and unemployment nearly doubled in his
second term.

“Gov. Brown is very good at running for office, but he does not deliver when he is there,” Meg said.
“And I think Californians have to ask: with this crisis in our state … can we stand a third term of
Jerry Brown?”
She added: “We’ve got to do the work of the people of California. California has a crisis of
confidence …we’ve lost confidence in the leadership in Sacramento, and we have to turn this
around. And I believe with the right leadership and the right focus, we can do this.”

Terry Carlone, chairman of Altergy Systems, says Meg understands that Californians want to see
their state gain prosperity again.

“At heart, we’re Californians -- we want to stay here,” said “Meg will deliver the results because
she’s done it before and she’s done it repeatedly. She’s a woman of integrity, I believe what she
says and I’m certainly going to support her.”

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