Five years of efforts has finally paid off, with the Malakoff Diggins solar project included in the State Budget signed by Governor Brown. One of the main drivers of the 700-thousand dollar project has been Nevada County Supervisor Hank Weston. He remembers a state budget crisis in 2011 that threatened to close a number of state parks, including Malakoff Diggins…

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The project will greatly offset operating costs, which included running a fuel-powered generator. Going solar will also be more environmentally-friendly, helping to achieve the governor’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas. Weston also says it helped that a key Assembly committee member, Rich Gordon, has a home in Nevada City…

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Weston hopes the solar project will be in operation in the next year.