San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) on February 8th, 2011 announced that it has entered into a 25-year contract with NRG Solar, an NRG Energy Company, to purchase 26 megawatts (MW) of solar energy from a proposed facility in San Diego County, Calif. "SDG&E has worked diligently on developing local renewable contracts that will provide clean renewable power to help satisfy our customers' long-term energy needs," said James P. Avery, senior vice president of power supply for SDG&E. Solar photovoltaic power for more than 9,000 homes NRG Solar's new solar facility will be located in Borrego Springs and will produce enough electricity each year to power more than 9,000 homes. This is the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) contract SDG&E has signed for a project that will be sited within its service area. This one project alone will increase the amount of solar power generated in San Diego County by 25 percent. The Borrego Springs project will employ PV technology on a 300-acre site in eastern San Diego County, an area that is ideal for producing solar power due to abundant desert sunlight. Construction on the new solar project is expected to be complete in mid 2012. This is the fourth solar contract SDG&E has signed in the past nine months, boosting its renewable portfolio by more than 300 megawatts. Last year, the company signed three contracts with companies for solar energy to be produced in Imperial Valley. The NRG Solar contract requires approval from the California Public Utilities Commission. 2011-02-11| Courtesy: SDG&E | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH Our editorial selection of breaking solar news is published at:
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