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11/28/2008 12:26 PM
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California Leads U.S. in Solar Installations
SustainableBusiness.com News
Over 60% of U.S. solar installations are in California, and 66% of those are in Northern California, according to a Northern California Solar Energy Association (NorCAL) report.
Although solar power still provides less than 1% of the state's energy, 50,466 systems were installed in 2007 (244 MW) - there are 400 MW of solar installed in the State of California. When 2008 figures come in, the numbers should be higher by 30-40%. The county with the most solar systems is Santa Clara County, with 2,462, followed by Alameda County with 1,699.
LA's new Solar LA plan will boost the numbers significantly.
Read more:
Website: http://www.norcalsolar.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=154
