SANTA MONICA’S FAMOUS AMUSEMENT PARK HAS ITS SHOWPIECE, THE GIANT ‘PACIFIC WHEEL’ AT THE END OF THE PIER, DRIVEN BY ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR PANELS. CALIFORNIA HAS INTRODUCED A LAW STATING RENEWABLE ENERGY MUST BE THE SOURCE OF 20% OF THE ELECTRICITY SOLD BY 2017. PROMOTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES BENEFITS THE ECONOMY BY HELPING TO CREATE JOBS AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES.