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Added record 3.3 gigawatts of capacity, enough new capacity to power more than 500,000 homes.

2012 marks record year for global solar, wind, and biofuels development.
A study, co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson, outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported fuel.