IN THIS ISSUE:

*BrightSource to reduce size of Ivanpah CSP facility

*Renewable Energy Focus

..Gov. Schwarzenegger Urges Local Counties to Expedite Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects

*Solar net metering bill heads to Schwarzenegger's desk

*NREL testing projects in Colorado

*Photovoltaic breakthroughs brighten outlook for cheap solar power

*California lab births flexy, stingy solar cells

*Alternatives to alternative energy emerging

*SMUD receives huge response to its renewable energy feed-in-tariff

*Bill Gates: We need global 'energy miracles'

*West Coast governments vow cooperation

*Notable Renewable Energy Projects and Deals

..Samsung enters solar deal in California

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