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SDG&E Centinela Solar PPA approved by the California PUC to supply 297 GWh annually from a 140 MW Imperial Valley photovoltaic plant, advancing RPS targets via long-term power purchase agreements and new high-voltage transmission.

 

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A 20-year agreement to buy 297 GWh per year from a 140 MW Imperial Valley solar plant, approved by the California PUC.

  • 20-year PPA approved by California PUC
  • 297 GWh yearly from 140 MW PV facility
  • Located in Imperial Valley, east of San Diego

 

San Diego Gas & Electric, working to catch up with California’s rising renewable energy requirements, has won approval of two power purchase agreements that will give it a boost.

 

The state’s Public Utilities Commission said yes to the utility’s 20-year deals with Centinela Solar Energy, one of the California desert solar projects moving ahead, under which it will buy around 297 gigawatt-hours GWh of energy annually from a 140-megawatt MW solar power plant.

California’s renewable portfolio standard required that utilities source 20 percent of their power from renewables by the end of 2010. SDG&E was lagging, at just 10.5 percent, according to the most recent state figures available.

According to the California Center for Sustainable Energy, excess procurements by the utility in previous years allowed it to bank renewable credits for use in 2010 in order to technically comply with state rules. Still, by 2020, the requirement will rise to 33 percent, so the pressure is intense to find more renewable energy, including biomass energy options across the state.

The Centinela photovoltaic solar plant, in the Imperial Valley east of San Diego County, is expected to begin producing power by the end of 2013. The electricity is slated to travel to the populated coastal region of California on a 117-mile high voltage power line the utility has been trying to build for several years. The line has been opposed by a variety of factions for a variety of reasons, but it finally broke ground just last month.

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