[finman]

Do you know personally of any solar or wind projects outside of California in use?

There's a large windfarm (around 30 machines) on the Colorado/Wyoming border just 2 miles east of I-25 that's been in use for at least 6 years.

I would LOVE to have a plug-in hybrid that could do these two things: Go at least 50 miles on a single overnight charge and at least 60 MPH. My commute has brief interstate speeds and is about 16 miles round-trip. It'd be great to have that be all-electric, with the gas engine able to get me lots farther for out-of-town trips longer than the 50 mile electric range. And more than one co-worker has said that's EXACTLY what they'd be willing to buy!