Applications for rebates under the California Solar Initiative, at least in PG&E territory, show that the program is working--people want pv--and the industry is responding to this want.

Governor Schwarzenegger pushed to get the California Solar Initiative into place, adding 3,000 MW of solar power to the state's base in ten years.  The equivalent of two new nuclear power plants distributed over rooftops, parking lots, and vacant fields.  No moving parts, a thirty year life, and no issues about what to do with spent fuel.

So, naturally, Californians are taking to solar power like the latest cult pinot noir. 

Here is number of applications by month, vs. forecast: