Two solar projects on California public land get federal OK
Approval of the plants planned in the Mojave Desert and Imperial Valley could increase the chances of several other projects in the state that await a U.S. green light. Federal officials Tuesday approved construction of the first two California solar energy projects to be built on public land in the sun-drenched Mojave Desert and Imperial Valley.

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California Falls Behind In Waste-To-Energy Race
What’s Your Reaction? In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, a trash truck discharges solid waste at the refuse storage pit with a 5,000 ton capacity at the South East Reserve Recovery Facility (SERRF) in Long Beach, Calif.

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‘Big Solar’ Struggles To Find Home In California
A battle over where to build big clean-energy projects is putting the green revolution in gridlock. In California’s rural Panoche Valley, clean-energy advocates and wildlife environmentalists debate whether the world’s largest solar energy project should be built there.

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California alternative energy legislation gets broad backing
A compromise bill in the Legislature would require privately and publicly owned electric utilities to generate a third of their power from wind, solar and other clean sources by 2020. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is spurring California legislators and conflicting interest groups to settle past differences and adopt the nation’s toughest renewable energy law to reduce the state’s dependence on …

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Lennar Kicks Off Solar Lease Program at California Community
MIAMI — Lennar Corporation announced this week became the first high-production homebuilder in the U.S. to launch a solar lease program that virtually eliminates up-front costs and provides homeowners with below-market energy rates.

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Minnesota firm to aid California power project
Silent Power’s home storage system for excess solar energy is starting to make some noise in the market.

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Southern California Edison Launches Request for Offers from Independent Power Producers for Solar Program
ROSEMEAD, Calif.—-Southern California Edison is requesting offers from independent power producers for the utility’s Solar Photovoltaic Program.

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Southern California Edison expands its rooftop solar program
Once Southern California Edison is finished with it, a Rialto warehouse rooftop will generate a million watts of electricity, the utility announced Thursday. In announcing its third Inland industrial rooftop solar power facility, Edison said 16,300 panels would be installed on the building owned by AMB Property Corp. in time to meet peak summer demands.

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First Solar to build solar field in southern California
First Solar company has announced that it is building a major new solar project in southern California using solar modules built in Perrysburg Twp.

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Support for solar: California doubles cap on credits for excess power
California’s solar industry is celebrating a ray of good news: the cap on so-called “net metering,” which allows homes and businesses to earn credit for any excess solar power they generate, has been doubled.

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