Two large solar-power projects were proposed in Southern California this week that together could provide up to 500 megawatts of power, just over half the state's current solar capacity and enough to provide electricity to about 300,000 homes. One of the projects, proposed by utility Southern California Edison, aims to put solar panels on 65 million square feet of commercial buildings across Southern California. It's expected to cost $875 million and could be completed in five years, pending approval by the state's utility regulators. The other project, to be sited in the Mojave Desert, is a solar thermal power plant proposed by utility Florida Power and Light; the plant could be operational by 2011. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) praised the increase in solar power. "These are the kinds of big ideas we need to meet California's long-term energy and climate change goals," he said.
source: Los Angeles Times, Associated Press
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Wolverine Posted 8:04 am
27 Mar 2008
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catman Posted 4:46 am
28 Mar 2008
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JohnCheney88 Posted 7:25 am
28 Mar 2008
PLEASE, I beg everyone! Make a pledge to write or email your elected officials AT LEAST half as often as you do the various blogs.
I know that up until the last month, I put most of my time doing the same thing, but WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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AndieG Posted 1:53 pm
28 Mar 2008
Okay it's better then more coal, or nuclear! (Believe me, I know. I can't breath when I open my windows, in Florida, 25 miles from the three coal power plants) Everything, is covered with soot! Our screen room, (never used) the roof.
Why doesn't the government set-up a program, with authorized installers, and low interest loans, so individual home owners can install Photo-voltic systems on their homes? Hopefully, with meters that run backwards? The homeowner being paid the same rate, that they pay!
PS: Florida Light and Power, does NOT pay at the same rate, roughly, less then half! Do you havfe any idea how much SUN we have down here????
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Greennovator Posted 6:35 am
30 Mar 2008
Actually Florida does have net metering and some of the best solar incentives in the country ($4 per installed Watt) and up to $20,000 rebate. If you are a net producer (over a 12 month cycle) then they'll pay the lower "avoided cost rate". Here's the link:
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?I ...
@Wolverine
Though I have sometimes agreed with your comments, you've been going off of the deep end lately, sounding more like an ELF nut-job. You don't like any interim solutions that aren't perfect? Change takes time. By fighting everything that is less than ideal, you have become worse than Mr Bailo, though at the other extreme, and offsetting any good work you have done in the past.
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