加利福尼亞能源協會于2010年8月25日批準了第一項清潔能源商業經濟援助項目的貸款（CEBFP）給硅谷內的一家太陽能電池生產商――Calisolar，該廠坐落于圣尼維爾，被授予了500萬美元資助來購買擴張生產高性能的光伏電池所需的生產設備。

該清潔能源商業經濟援助貸款是通過美國經濟復蘇及在投資法的基金來為私人企業提供峰值為3060萬美元的2.75%利息率的低息貸款。從而提高和擴張他們的生產競爭力，能源轉換效率，以及新能源產品的生產擴張。

Energy Commission Approves First Clean Energy Business Loan
25.08.2010: The California Energy Commission today approved the first loan from the Clean Energy Business Financing Program (CEBFP) to a Silicon Valley solar cell manufacturing facility. Calisolar, located in Sunnyvale, was awarded a $5 million loan to purchase equipment to expand the manufacture of high performance photovoltaic cells. The Clean Energy Business Financing Program is using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to provide up to $30.6 million in 2.75 percent low-interest loans to private businesses that improve or expand their energy efficiency or renewable energy manufacturing facilities in California. …