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Solar panels produce electricity that pumps water to Southern California.
Solar panels produce electricity that pumps water to Southern California.
California hit a major milestone in May, generating more than half its electricity from the sun in what is believed to be a global first, according to a new analysis from the U.K.-based energy think tank Ember.
“California has had a wealth of solar growth in the last five years,” said Abby Lestina, an analyst at Grid Status, another group that tracks electricity supply and demand in U.S. power markets. “It makes sense that they would reach this goal.”
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