About two years after a solar maximum, the Pacific experiences conditions similar to El Nino the opposite of La Nina.
VOA: special.2009.09.29
One of the facts that moved the City Council to support their municipal utility to CLEAN LA with distributed solar was the way this will serve those so far underserved by the solar industry.
Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), a public authority that includes 10 municipal utilities and one irrigation district in southern California, purchased an option to buy two large solar updraft towers being developed in the county of La Paz, Arizona.