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$523m invested in California clean tech in 2005
Clean tech sector ranked fifth for N American venture capital
Worldwide clean tech market estimated to reach $167bn by 2015
Between 20,000 and 83,000 jobs could be created in California by 2020
Years of past energy regulation may have saved California $56bn
Source: The Climate Group
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$523m invested in California clean tech in 2005
Clean tech sector ranked fifth for N American venture capital
Worldwide clean tech market estimated to reach $167bn by 2015
Between 20,000 and 83,000 jobs could be created in California by 2020
Years of past energy regulation may have saved California $56bn
Source: The Climate Group
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Its goal is to install one megawatt of solar power production across the town - equivalent to decking the roofs of 500 average-sized homes with solar panels.
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Seattle Electric Vehicle Association
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"They use solar power for basic electrical needs like home lighting, powering sewing machines, and charging batteries for lights on horse-drawn buggies. The Amish have gone solar partly for safety concerns - gas lamps are a fire hazard - and partly out of legal requirements - transportation codes require electric lights on horse-drawn buggies. "




