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Solar power to the people, with a lot of public help

Last Thursday was Earth Day.  Students at a school near San Francisco visited a solar power installation, on the school grounds. The developer owns and operates the system, and sells the power to the school. Such government incentives are both common and effective, generating many start-ups and local jobs.

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