i'm your host journalism school director bob rucker. the california government mandate for so-called clean tac energy is approaching. the first phase of the renewable portfolio standard, or rps, is less than 23 months away. we begin our coverage by showing what the rps program is all about. >> these are one of the renewable energy options that a new government program is encouraging. >> the ultimate pass was considered the largest farm in the world at some point, due to the fact that the property holds close to 5000 wind turbines. now, other forms of green energy are lining up, along with wind power, fueled by the government's renewable portfolio standard, also known as rps. a state mandate requiring 33% of energy of california's utility companies to be from clean energy sources by 2020. >> for californians in general, what this is going to mean is that california will be much stronger in terms of the portfolio of energy sources that it has, as well as it will actually create substantial economic opportunity by strengthening clean energ