California’s 1 Gigawatt Solar Milestone: What Does It Mean?

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Passing 1 GW in utility-scale solar both shows how far California has come and how far it has to go in meeting its renewable energy goals. Read more →

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California Community Solar Bill Bites The Dust

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Community solar legislation dies in the California State Legislature, and proponents blame utilities and their "high paid lobbyists." Read more →

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Solar Energy In the Central Valley And Its Challenges

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Natural Resources Defense Council talks about the possibilities and challenges of making use of California's Central Valley as a place of solar energy generation. Read more →

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As Solar Reaches New Peaks In California, Utilities Fight Progress

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Sierra Club, in a column, talks about its efforts in California to ensure everyone in that state enjoys the access and benefits that come from the use of affordable, local clean renewable sources of energy. Read more →

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Thirteen CA Communities To Receive Sustainable Dev. Funding

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California communities will receive funds through Proposition 1C to implement and document sustainable development strategies as part of a pilot program. Read more →

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The Shipping Container Home At Home In The Woods

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Despite its boxy shape, this smart, sleek recycled shipping container home in the forested mountains outside Santa Cruz is entirely at home in the woods. Read more →

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Walmart Puts Big Onsite Wind Power To Test

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Walmart has done tons of solar installations, but now it's giving the much less common large-scale wind power a go at a distribution center in California. Read more →

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Palo Alto, Calif. Had A Solar Feed-In Tariff And Nobody Came

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Greentech Media reports on the question of whether or not a city in the heart of Silicon Valley can make a solar feed-in tariff program work. Read more →

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California’s Growing Solar Industry Shines Light On New Jobs

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BlueGreen Alliance talks about how solar power is the fastest growing industry in California due to federal stimulus funding for large solar plants and a decrease in panel prices. Read more →

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California Hits 20% Renewables; Next Stop, 25% In 2016

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With a big surge last year, California's investor-owned utilities hit a 20 percent renewable portfolio standard target. Ultimately, they need to be at 33 percent by 2020. Read more →

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