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Obama Awards Nearly $2 Billion For Solar Power

Posted by Soulskill on from the proactively-cleaning-up-sunlight-spills dept.

crimeandpunishment writes "President Obama says it's time to heat up solar power, and he's willing to spend a big chunk of federal money to do it. Saturday the president announced the government is giving nearly $2 billion to companies that are building new solar plants in Arizona, Colorado, and Indiana. The president says this will create thousands of jobs and increase our use of renewable energy."

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  1. Re:Is that a lot? I'm not sure. by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> unless the the Sun turns off

    I'm pretty sure this would be covered under a sunset clause in the loan documentation.