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PG&E, Sempra Generation in solar power deal

AP reports here at Yahoo News: PG&E and Sempra Energy subsidiary Sempra Generation said Thursday that they signed a 25-year contract under which PG&E will receive 150 megawatts of solar power from Sempra.

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IEEE: Solar could challenge fossil fuel in 10 years

CNET News.com reports here: World’s leading engineering organization says improved solar technology efficiency and scalability could facilitate cost parity.

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Solar Power News Headlines

AP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK – General Electric says it’s going to build the nation’s largest solar panel factory, part of a $600 million dollar bet on the future of solar power in the United States.

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: Google on Thursday announced a multi-million-euro investment in a [...]

India to plug in solar-powered telecom towers

CNET News.com reports here: Rural areas outside the reach of mobile phone network will get off-grid, solar-powered base stations designed for low-cost and battery storage.

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Solar Power – Plastic Photovoltaics

CNN reports here: Cheaper and lighter compared to its more expensive, cumbersome silicon cousin, plastic photovoltaics (PV) could herald a revolution in the solar power market, according to a UK solar panel expert.

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Government pushes solar power in six western states

Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Thursday proposed special energy zones on public lands in six western states deemed good locations to build utility-scale facilities to produce electricity from solar power.

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A dazzling future for solar power?

CNN News reports here: Solar power is expected to provide almost a quarter of the world’s electricity supplies by 2050, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Solar power could provide 10% of US energy: report

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The United States could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, a report said Tuesday, winning support from a US lawmaker who wants to boost the number of US solar panels.

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Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry

AP reports here at Yahoo News: DURANGO, Colo. – The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

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