California Agency Allocates $2.9 Billion To Solar Energy

The state Public Utilities Commission creates the California Solar Initiative, but does it have enough power to popularize the alternative energy course?

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February 3, 2006, 7:00 AM PST

By David Gest

"On January 12, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did something the California Legislature, mired in last fallâ€™s special-election politicking, could not: In a 3-1 vote, the commissioners instigated a far-reaching, capital-intensive plan to make California the country's leader in renewable energy."

"The California Solar Initiative, a near-copy of what was once Schwarzenegger's grandly touted 'Million Solar Roofs' bill, or SB1, adds $2.9 billion to the $300 million already allocated for the installation of photovoltaic panels on California rooftops; its goal is to raise the stateâ€™s solar-generation capacity to 3,000 megawatts by 2017."

FULL STORY: Light On the Roof

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in LA Weekly

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