In New Jersey Solar Decision, Economics Trumped Ideology

Inside Climate News: A law in New Jersey requiring more use of solar power was approved with virtually no opposition—which speaks to the growing importance of solar to the state's economy, according to industry experts. Late last month, Gov. Chris Christie, a popular Republican party figure, signed into law [3]a bill that aims to break the state's boom-bust solar cycle by tweaking its broken incentives program. The move could double its 800 megawatts of solar capacity by 2014. Christie's signing of S-1925 [4] comes...

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