Renewables Race: California's Clean Power Quest
California has lofty goals for its shift to clean power. By 2020, the state wants 33 percent of its electricity to come from wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable sources. In partnership with NPR, member station KQED is exploring the promise and challenges of California's energy transformation.
Out Of Thin Air: California has set ambitious targets for renewable energy generation for the state. Wind power, including electricity generated by these turbines at the Altamont Pass wind farm east of San Francisco, will play a key role in meeting the state's goals.
Calif. Leads In Clean Energy, But Challenges Loom KQED
()Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes his state will generate a third of its electricity from renewable power by 2020. It's an ambitious goal that will take an unprecedented effort. But economic and bureaucratic challenges could hamper the efforts of clean energy developers.
Tribal Lands Struggle To Bring Clean Power Online()
August 20, 2010 KQEDMany tribal lands in the U.S. don't have electricity yet have a tremendous capacity to produce it from clean energy sources. Only one tribe is currently operating a utility-scale energy facility, as bureaucratic red tape and tax disincentives are hindering renewable energy development on Indian land.
National Renewable Energy Goals And Progress()
August 16, 2010 Renewable energy installations in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2000 and 2008, driven in large part by the clean energy goals that states are setting.
