TEMPE, Arizona. First Solar, Inc. has acquired the 150-megawattAC (MW) Solar Gen 2 power project from an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), Energy Power Partners and a third equity partner for the project. Construction of the facility, which is located in Imperial County, Calif., near El Centro, is expected to start [...]
TEMPE, Arizona. First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) this month announced it is developing the 139 megawattAC (MW) Campo Verde Solar Project, located near El Centro in Imperial County, Calif. Campo Verde is expected to start construction in the third quarter of 2012 and be completed in 2013, creating about 250 construction jobs. San Diego Gas [...]
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2nd, 2o12/SolarThermalMagazine.com. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today will file with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) a proposed two-year energy efficiency portfolio that, if approved, would enhance the company’s industry-leading programs. The proposal would allow PG&E to invest $433 million per year – about the same as current levels – [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently increased the number of rooftop solar installations that will qualify for net energy metering (NEM) by clarifying the way the program is capped. NEM allows customers to receive a bill credit for excess energy produced by their home solar system. However, the number of solar systems allowed to [...]
The 110 MWac facility will be built on 1,100 acres and produce enough energy to power approximately 35,000 homes.
 In a third round of funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Clean Power Research® (www.cleanpower.com) will receive a grant of approximately $850,000 from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration (CSI RD&D) Program. As a result of the grant, Clean Power Research will implement new photovoltaic (PV) fleet simulation tools to cost-effectively predict the [...]
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has entered into two, long-term contracts to purchase 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy for its rapidly expanding portfolio of emissions free power. The first of the new agreements is a 20-year contract to purchase 100 MW from Manzana Wind LLC, a 189 MW wind [...]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that its 2011 solicitation for new supplies of renewable energy brought in more than 300 offers, a new record for the utility. PG&E’s energy procurement staff are reviewing them closely to determine the most viable and cost-effective projects to meet customers’ long-term clean-energy needs. “The highly competitive [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week approved a $38 million fine against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) as a result of a natural gas explosion and fire that occurred on December 24, 2008, in Rancho Cordova, Calif., which resulted in one fatality, other injuries, and property damage. The CPUC determined that PG&E violated [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week increased the budget for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program by $200 million in order to cover a budget shortfall. Thses  actions implement Senate Bill (SB) 585 signed by Governor Brown on September 22, 2011. The amount Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week approved a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) renewable energy power purchase agreement with Mojave Solar, LLC. The following provides a summary of the project: Generating Facility Mojave Solar Technology Solar thermal (wet cooled, trough, no storage) Contract Length 25 years  Facility Capacity 250 megawatts  Annual Deliveries [...]
Utility-scale solar project is creating hundreds of jobs and will generate clean, renewable electricity for 100,000 homes. NRG Energy, Inc. held a ceremony today to celebrate the formal groundbreaking of the 250-megawatt (MW) California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR). Construction of the San Luis Obispo County project commenced in September. First announced more than three years [...]
Pratt & Whitney’s Waste Heat-to-Power Organic Rankine Cycle Solutions Now Eligible for the California Self-Generation Incentive Program State incentive program now includes ORC technology for Waste Heat-to-Power and CHP applications Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS), a world leader in Organic Rankine Cycle solutions for waste heat, biomass, geothermal and solar thermal power applications, announced [...]
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