California has finally started to build large scale solar systems. These systems, that companies such as BrightSource Energy out of Oakland, provide reliable, and renewable energy to the state of California, while reducing our reliance on foreign oil. The Ivanpah project, started by BrightSource Energy, will provide enough energy to power 140,000 homes.
"Projects like this one are helping us meet our long-term energy and environmental goals, while creating jobs and moving us toward a cleaner, more sustainable future - a future where California leads the nation and the world in a clean energy revolution," said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who attended the groundbreaking." Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/27/BUS91G2T46.DTL&type=business#ixzz13d28XZnB
The project has already received investments from companies such NRG Energy, as well as grants from the federal government. Companies must continue to develop new, more efficient ways of supplying clean energy. The government must do its part as well to support clean reliable energy that will reduce our reliance on foreign oils.
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