California Adopts Massive Solar Energy Program

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the California Solar Initiative, the largest solar energy program in the history of the U.S., in January 2006. The initiative will provide $2.9 billion in incentives through 2017 for solar systems in the state. The result is expected to be 3,000 MW of solar power spread across one million California rooftops. “We’re confident this will bring solar from a fringe industry into the mainstream,” says Dian Grueneich, one of the five PUC commissioners.
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