World’s most ambitious solar plan in LA

its really counterproductive to put down an effort to make a change, even if it isnt as significant as maybe it could or should be. I hope it works, and other cities follow suit.

rock on LA.

It is a good Idea but imagine how expensive it will be. Not that it is not a sacrifice that should be made.

What a great idea for L.A. to experiment and implement this energy program that has solar power as a way to use the sun's power even if it has taken a decade for any major city to try this out. Out in central Texas as well as California n a few other states I am glad wind power is being harnessed by fields of gigantic windmills to support other cities that need energy to supply the ever increasing demand for electricity.

Cmon, you have to start somewhere. Give it a bravo and show support. That is a huge step in the right direction. A large portion of the mitigation of our energy capacity issues could be done immediately by simply getting people to be more aware of their energy usage. So many people leave TVs on, will sit at the fridge browsing while it spews cold air out, leave computers on 24/7, leave lights on in the house, and these are just small things that can make large differences at the individual level. The few who are motivated and intelligent enough to do things to support the whole the best they can despite the resistance, or at least apathy, of the whole should be applauded.

1.3 giga watts!

1.3 GIGA WATTS!

sorry.

I heard recently that some guy was trying to use solar panels that he made from scraps from the dump and the authorities shut him down because he didn't have proper permits, or some such beaurocratic bullshit.
If only Barack Obama really were as great as everyone seems to think; he'd be talking about programs like this instead of "clean coal" (an oxymoron if I've ever heard one).

Then the power companies would finally stop raping my land. I live in northern California, and I am so fucking tired of Pacific Power's river-killing dams and PG&E's attempts to cloud-seed in our national forests, adjacent to our pristine wilderness areas. It's easy for giant corporations to take advantage of our small rural population.

At least LA is doing SOMETHING...

Isn't that how much power it took to make the DeLorean travel back in time in Back to the Future? Trust LA to work a movie reference into their project.

its about time LA!

they say nothing about affordablity of the solar power systems and thats wat the real problem is the city can afford to promote and use solar but the real difference is if they can make it accessible to middle income and low income families.That is what the city needs to really be green.

Well said Ricky84

At least its "kinda sortof" starting

I’m not impressed by large scale public ventures at all. It’s an assault against reason to assume mitigation, at whatever the price, is the best solution for global warming.

What we really need to do, right now, is invest in research and development. Few cities, states or countries have the capacity to invest millions or billions into large scale carbon cutting ventures. Even if the world did have the money plans such as the one in LA will not significantly reduce the threat of global warming. Case in point LA has a generating capacity of about 7,300 megawatts of electricity. Their plan will only produce 1,300 megawatts of solar electricity.

I’ll say it again, what this world really needs is to invest in technology. We need to make solar, geothermal, tidal, and bio energy cheaper and more efficient. If our current technology is incapable of providing enough green energy to an extremely wealthy city then how do you expect that same technology to power the entire world?

about time...

Green is clean, make it happen.

This is great! I made my students create ideas back in October and it's definitely the right path the city should be taking.

Check out my student's work.....
http://albeeyapfilm.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=220

go L.A good to know some places are taking action.

There's smog but nowhere enough to block the sun. The smog is bad but this will hopefully clean it up a bit also. Between electric cars and this project maybe L.A. can get a little cleaner. It would be nice.

Dude, have you ever been to LA? Something about 300+ days of sunshine a year makes me confident this is a great idea... also the smog is not as bad as "they'd" have you believe.

How are they going to get any sun rays with all the smog around??????