Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Solar Project Could Generate 800 MW in Arizona & California

On foxbusiness.com (March 25, 2010), there is a Dow Jones Newswires article entitled, Sempra Generation Unit Eyes 800 MW Of Solar In Ariz, Calif by Cassandra Sweet.

It reports the following:

Sempra Energy is considering a major solar energy project with the potential to generate 600 megawatts (MW) of electricity in Arizona and 200 MW in an area near Los Angeles.

Specifically, the company’s merchant generation unit is looking at tapping solar energy in California’s Tehachapi Valley and near Phoenix, Arizona.

Western states, such as California and Arizona, have renewable energy requirements for utilities. Jeff Martin, president of Sempra Generation, mentioned the possibility of surpassing those minimum requirements under the right circumstances.

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