Calif. Senate approves rules for renewable energy – Bloomberg


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Calif. Senate approves rules for renewable energy
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(AP) — The state Senate approved a law Thursday setting new rules for how California utilities can meet the most aggressive renewable energy standard in the nation, giving them 10 years to get a third of their power from wind, solar, geothermal and
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California Senate OKs renewable energy bill – Los Angeles Times


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California Senate OKs renewable energy bill
Los Angeles Times
Runner predicted many of the new solar and wind-power jobs would go to the High Desert sections of her district, where unemployment is high. The bill, which would give the force of law to a target set by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in a 2009
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Report: FPL’s NextEra nation’s largest wind farm owner – South Florida Business Journal


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Report: FPL's NextEra nation's largest wind farm owner
South Florida Business Journal
NextEra Energy Resources is also the nation's leading producer of solar energy. It operates the 310-megawatt Solar Electric Generating Systems in
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NextEra Energy Resources remains nation's No. 1 wind energy owner, according MarketWatch (press release)
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Chevron project tests solar technologies – Bakersfield Californian


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Chevron project tests solar technologies
Bakersfield Californian
Over a period of at least three years, panels from each of the seven manufacturers are to withstand the same conditions — heat, wind, fog and dust — with
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One Block Off the Grid: VC in Solar Still Shining – Greentech Media


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One Block Off the Grid: VC in Solar Still Shining
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A unique VC announcement was made today in the solar sector — One Block Off the Grid just announced a $5 million round A of venture capital from New
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One Block Off the Grid: Bulk solar, tell your friends – CNET


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One Block Off the Grid: Bulk solar, tell your friends
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One Block Off the Grid seeks to make it cheaper and simpler for homeowners to buy solar electric panels by acting as an agent to solar installers.
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Nuclear Power Giant Buys Solar Firm – New York Times (blog)


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Nuclear Power Giant Buys Solar Firm
New York Times (blog)
The company also builds wind turbines and biomass plants. “Because of our nuclear knowledge, we know how to design and build plants,'' he said.
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Silicon Valley faces fierce global competition in cleantech – San Jose Mercury News

Silicon Valley faces fierce global competition in cleantech
San Jose Mercury News
Currently, only five of the world's top 30 companies in the solar, wind and next-generation battery markets are based in the United States, according to
Silicon Valley makes big push into solar and smart-grid technologiesistockAnalyst.com (press release)

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