photo via flickr California utilities must get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2010 and 33 percent by 2020. The 2020 target looms large as utilities tryi to line up contracts with suppliers of renewable energy and set up their own projects. Pacific Gas and Electric had a deal with a Portuguese company for 106.8 megawatts of power from a solar and biomass plant, but local opposition and cost have shelved the plant. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Road To A Renewable Energy Economy Is Bumpy In California