Veteran Homelessness Has Dropped 50% Since 2010
Thanks to a number of progressive governmental programs, rates of veteran homelessness in America have plummeted to half of what they were in 2010.
California's solar power plants hit another milestone —and that doesn't include the hundreds of thousands of rooftop arrays across the state.
The San Francisco Chronicle calculated that California's solar power plants on Tuesday generated enough electricity for more than 6 million homes.
On July 12, several large solar plants in the Golden State briefly produced a record 8,030 megawatts of electricity, according to the California Independent System Operator (ISO), the organization that runs most of the state's power grid.
"There is just over 4,211 megawatts of rooftop solar in California," Steven Greenly of California ISO told Good News Network. "I can tell you we had a great solar day."
This solar production record demonstrates that the state is making significant strides toward meeting the state's goal of reaching 33 percent renewables by 2020.
Solar and wind combined with other renewables, like wind, geothermal and hydro-electricity, provided nearly 29 percent of the electricity needs at Tuesday's system peak, which occurred at 5:54 p.m. For short periods of time on two days in May, renewables were serving 54 percent and 56 percent of total electricity demand.
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