In this issue:
*Final decisions near on mega-solar power plants in California deserts
*RENEWABLE ENERGY FOCUS
..California to launch next-generation feed-in tariff for solar energy
*Utility-scale geothermal turns 50
*DOE offers $15M geothermal heat recovery opportunity
*San Francisco's Ocean Beach may be center of harnessing wave power
*PG&E pushes 'pumped hydro' for energy storage
*California's transmission future examined
*Grid parity for solar power in U.S. by 2015
*Proposed decision recommends license for Imperial Valley solar project
*NOTABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AND DEALS
..California approves first new U.S. thermal solar plant
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