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New Facilities will Double U.S. Solar Output
US - Electric utilities in the nation are warming to the growing significance of solar power in a shift that promises to alleviate grid congestion during peak hours by harnessing electricity from sunshine.According to TheEpochTimes, California’s energy provider, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), signed contracts last week with two companies to buy 800 megawatts of solar-generated electricity. The amount of electricity generated from sunlight will be enough to power 239,000 homes or 800 Wal-Marts annually.
The news company says that within three years, PG&E will buy its solar electricity from subsidiaries of OptiSolar and SunPower companies, which plan to build the world’s two largest solar plants in California. And as part of the deal the solar farms are expected to begin power supply by 2011 and be fully operational by 2013.
“These landmark agreements signal the arrival of utility-scale photovoltaic solar power that may be cost-competitive with solar thermal and wind energy,” said Jack Keenan, chief operating officer and senior vice president for PG&E.
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