Get this: With Push Toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for Solar Power By Felicity Barringer, New York Times San Francisco — A decade ago, only 500 rooftops in California boasted solar panels that harvest the sun’s energy. Today, there are nearly 50,000 solar-panel installations in the state, according to a report to be issued Thursday by the research and lobbying group Environment California. As a result, California, the longtime national leader in solar energy, has a capacity o