By David Huard and Jack Stoddard (8/3/2011; 4 pages) 

California has one of the most aggressive targets for promoting renewable energy of any state in the nation, but impediments remain if the state wants to fulfill its goal of being a leader in clean energy development. The authors contend that to avoid falling prey to Murphy's Law when it comes to renewable energy, the state needs to streamline and simplify the project review process, enact limited environmental review exemptions for clean and renewable power projects, and take other steps to ensure projects move more quickly from the drawing board to construction.