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Excellent sun power for Southern California Edison

Ronald D. Ashen, January 10, 2011 (LA Become old)

"Southern California Edison has signed contracts amongst two firms for the constitute and employment of seven solar power trees in the contain, with one that the help thought would be in the company of the leading fastest solar photovoltaic installations in the U.S...The services, without stopping to be finished by 2016, would add a earn of 831 megawatts of might, ample to power 540,000 homes..."

[Marc Ulrich, wickedness go for renewable and alternative power, Southern California Edison:] "This is an unprecedented period for solar photovoltaic...We're seeing enhancement in expert advances and activity efficiencies that admire in ruthless prices for flourishing, emission-free energy..."

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"In 2009, Edison sent its consumers 13.6 billion kilowatt-hours of power from renewable sources, in this area 17% of its extensive power generation. That renewable electricity was generated by 3,296 megawatts of wind, geothermal, solar, biomass and small hydropower services, amongst solar telling in simple terms 382 megawatts of might...Edison spokesman Vanessa McGrady thought the megawatt earn for solar and extensive renewable power had greater than before...

"...[In the bigger of the two deals] SunPower Corp...essence build on and act three installations calculation in this area 711 megawatts, with a 325-megawatt facility in Rosamond, Calif...[T]o be finished in 2016, [it] essence be one of the nation's leading...SunPower the same essence build on a 276-megawatt photovoltaic employment in Rosamond, without stopping to cordial in 2016, and a 110-megawatt facility in Los Banos...to cordial in 2014."

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"Howard Wenger, go, SunPower help and power plants:] "[The contracts exploit] the maturing wealth of solar photovoltaic technology as a fixed, monetary energy resource delivered across rooftops or as a central-station power situate."

"The second Edison trade involves Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Inc...[It] calls for four less important installations...that essence hang from 20 megawatts to 60 megawatts in might and...be prepared by the end of 2013."