Federal Stimulus Bill: Chasing the Sun

This part of a continuing series of explorations of the economic consequences of parts of the federal stimulus package focuses on solar energy.

"The U.S. Department of Energy is still in the process of choosing the projects that will receive loans and deciding how other newly available subsidies will be spent. But the potential windfall is already jump-starting plans for wind farms in the Midwest, massive solar plants in the deserts of southwest Nevada and southeastern California, and geothermal power plants in the Northwest."

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http://www.technologyreview.com/business/22833/