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Small town's mission to become solar capital of the world

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the U.S. now has more than 8,500 megawatts of solar electric capacity -- that's enough to keep the lights on in more than 1.3 million homes. Brandon Scott visited a small southern California city with big plans to become the solar power capital of the world.
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