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If this were a modern-day fairy tale ... solar developers would be saying, 'Mirror, mirror on the ground, look at all the money I found!'

A California county official, talking about the state's renewable energy industry that's booming, in part, because of low-interest, government-guaranteed loans.

A California county official, talking about the state's renewable energy industry that's booming, in part, because of low-interest, government-guaranteed loans.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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