San Diego, Calif's No. 1 'Solar City,' Pushes Into Wind Power

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San Diego, Calif's No. 1 'Solar City,' Pushes Into Wind Power

By Maria Gallucci at SolveClimate

Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:30am EDT

San Diego County has been slow to embrace wind farms, largely because of permitting obstacles and local opposition — but that could change soon

Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

Clean energy groups in San Diego County are hoping to spark a wind energy rush in a region far better known for its abundant solar power.

Advocates say that California will have to accelerate the use of utility-scale wind power to meet its aggressive renewable portfolio standard, which requires at least 33 percent of the state's electrical generation to come from clean energy by 2020. And many are banking on a future wind energy boom in San Diego County to help it succeed.

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