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California Agency Allocates $2.9 Billion To Solar Energy

Posted by: David Gest

3 February 2006 - 7:00am

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

"On January 12, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did something the California Legislature, mired in last fall’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 state’s solar-generation capacity to 3,000 megawatts by 2017."

Full Story: Light On the Roof
Source: LA Weekly, January 18, 2006
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