Well dang, looks like Oregon, our poky ol’ neighbor to the north, has pulled off a coup that leaves California, so-called clean energy leader with our Million Solar Roofs plan and tons of other legislation promoting low carbon and sustainability, in the dust. (Check the YouTube video of the groundbreaking ceremony, above.) The Oregon Department of Transportation is rolling out the nation’s first solar-panel project on a major U.S. highway on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in Oregon, Associated Press reported.

It’s predicted that by the end of this year, a row of solar panels about 5 feet wide and two football fields long will begin generating enough electricity to the state’s electricity distribution system to provide 28 percent of the energy needed to power lights at the interchange at night.

So why don’t we have one?