According to a new report by Environment California, a major solar power milestone has been reached in the state: it is now home to 1 gigawatt's-worth of rooftop solar power. To put that into perspective, only five countries have hit the 1 GW mark in solar power so far: Germany, Spain, Japan, Italy and the Czech Republic.
The electricity produced by rooftop solar power installations in California now equals two coal-fired power plants and could power 750,000 homes.
The solar installations include new and existing homes and commercial buildings, and panels connected to the grid by both large utilities and smaller municipal utilities.
The report gives most of the credit to a statewide rooftop solar incentive program called the California Solar Initiative. The initiative is responsible for 600 MW of installed solar power in the state.
via Mercury News
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written by TRE, November 09, 2011
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written by inexplicablyNic, November 09, 2011
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written by Juan Miguel Ruiz, November 09, 2011
Juan Miguel Ruiz (GreenJoyment.com)
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written by Ad vam der Meer, November 10, 2011
How much is this relative to the total energy consumption? What is the growth rate of solar energy in California?
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written by sarah, November 10, 2011
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written by Kalirren, November 11, 2011
yeah, we're behind schedule.
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written by Tim, April 20, 2012
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