It’s been a big year, and there is plenty to celebrate.  Here’s our recount of Vote Solar’s top 10 (or so) in 2010:

- New 1 GW program for wholesale distributed generation in California. We–and many allies–put nearly three years into the effort to build a new market for mid-sized solar.  These are projects that can utilize the existing distribution network to come on-line quicker and closer to load, yet still with enough scale to rival costs of natural gas generation. On December 16, the effort paid off when the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously adopted the Renewable Auction Mechanism – or RAM.  The 1 GW pilot program requires utilities to conduct biannual auctions for renewable projects under 20 MW in size.   » Read the rest of this entry «