IN THIS UPDATE:
*Senate Democrats wrestle over carbon market rules, oversight in climate bill
*Renewable Energy Focus
..More than $57M in Recovery Act Funding announced to advance Smart Grid
*IREC issues annual solar report
*Renewable energy accounts for 13% of U.S. electricity by April 2009
*Business aims to provide nationwide network for solar projects
*Next generation of solar dishes use less steel
*Sacramento utility to launch feed-in tariff
*Notable Renewable Energy Projects and Deals
..PG&E's 'ClimateSmart' program makes largest purchase of greenhouse gas emissions
..enXco signs power purchase agreement with IPL for Minnesota wind project
..Terra-Gen Power secures $115M in wind financing
..Edison, Chevron plan solar projects at both ends of High Desert
..Solaren targets space solar
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