Billionaire energy investor Boone Pickens says the government is now behind at least half of the energy-reform plan he advanced last summer to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
In Washington for a CNBC energy summit, Pickens said he expects the plan to make a huge difference in America's energy dependence within the next three to five years.
"We've got the grid, and we've got the wind and solar, into the stimulus package," he said.
His attention is now focused on replacing Diesel fuel with natural gas—a resource in which he has major investments—to power big trucks.