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NPR’s Report on California’s Quest for Clean Power

Published on August 24, 2010 By lajollanorris

National Public Radio (NPR) aired a special report on California’s effort towards clean energy last week.  Here is a quick summary of the five-day report. Day 1: Calif. Leads In Clean Energy, But Challenges Loom Ever since the creation of the first wind farm in the San Francisco area, California has been the leader of [...]

Feds Block San Diego Solar Financing

Published on July 6, 2010 By lajollanorris

Recently, a new solar financing mechanism called Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) was approved and financed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  With PACE, city governments issue municipal bonds in order to give out loans to home or building owners to finance the purchase of a solar power system for their home or building.  [...]