Released on = January 18, 2006, 10:56 am

Press Release Author = eCon Investor Relations

Industry = Environment

Press Release Summary = California leads the way through largest U.S. Solar Program
to date

Press Release Body =
RenewableEnergyStocks.com Update - California Solar Initiative Moves Forward
Creating Clean Energy Opportunities

California leads the way through largest U.S. Solar Program to date

POINT ROBERTS, Wash., January 18th, 2006 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES) an
investor and industry news portal for the renewable energy sector, provides an
update on the renewables market as the California Solar Initiative moves forward. On
January 12th the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the
California Solar Initiative (CSI), which provides $2.9 billion in incentives from
2007 - 2017 to help promote the development of solar power. This program is aimed at
reducing the costs of solar technology for State consumers as California move
towards cleaner energy solutions. The CSI represents the largest program of its kind
in the United States, setting an example that many hope will lead to nationwide
growth opportunities within the renewable energy arena.
\"The California Solar Initiative is the largest solar program in the country and I
hope it will be a model for other states. The program will be a major source of
dependable and environmentally friendly electricity, and is a major tool in the
State\'s promise to address climate change and meet the Governor\'s goals to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions,\" stated PUC Commissioner Dian M. Grueneich.
It is believed that this program will help to stabilize and solidify the market for
solar technology, benefiting consumers as well as participating companies operating
within this space. Dr. Robert Wilder, CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC and Manager
of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index explains, "Many solar companies have already
sold out all their panels for this entire year and some into the next year, so this
isn\'t so much going to create wanted demand - the demand is there now. Instead, it\'s
going to ensure a more stable scenario for the future. Producers of raw silicon for
panels will ramp up with less risk now, as they look five or ten years out. This
Initiative will also help kick-start other States and even Nations to grow their
solar programs. Germany and Japan have benefited so far with the jobs created and
growth from their ambitious programs, and now it\'s California\'s turn. I\'m proud that
the State is going to generate economic growth and new jobs, enacting this smarter
energy policy that\'s a win-win all around."

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research news, articles, interviews and a growing list of participating public
companies in the renewable energy industry.

Featured Companies: (RES is compensated by companies as disclosed in disclaimer.)

SmartCool Systems, Inc. (OTC.PK: SSCFF; TSX.V.SSC), a marketer of advanced energy
saving technologies which reduce the electricity consumption (Kwh) and maximum
demand (Kw/KVA) of refrigeration and air conditioning compressors. As a distributor
of the Abbotly System 4000 Energy Savings Module (ESM)®; a system of micro-computer
digital optimization modules which work with existing compressor equipment and
controls, SmartCool enables businesses to reduce the electricity usage of
refrigeration and air conditioning compressors by 10% to 20% while maintaining
temperature performance. Over 25,000 ESM's have been installed throughout the world
since 1986 and in 2003 they reduced electricity consumption by 213,000 Mwh and
Greenhouse Gas emissions by 250,000 tons resulting in cost savings of $20,000,000.
The Company holds exclusive distribution rights for the ESM in Canada and the
American states of New York, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Mexico, Vermont, Maine, and New Jersey

For more information on SmartCool, click here:
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CO/SSC/Default.asp

XsunX, Inc (OTCBB: XSNX) is the developer of Power GlassT - an innovative thin film
solar technology that allows glass windows to produce electricity from the power of
the sun. This proprietary process is intended to allow manufacturers to apply a
transparent and photovoltaic glazing to glass and other transparent substrates. When
XsunX glazing is exposed to light, the light energy is converted into electrical
energy for use as a power source. XsunX believes that its solar electric glazing
technology has a number of major market opportunities in the worldwide architectural
glass, optical film and plastics markets.

For more information on XsunX, click here:
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CO/XSNX/Default.asp

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