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Massive solar photovoltaic plants are California-bound

15 August 2008 | News From Around The Web > Fab and Facilities | Source: cnet.com

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Pacific Gas & Electric has inked deals with OptiSolar and SunPower to establish 800 megawatts of solar farms in California, which could become the world's largest set of grid-tied photovoltaic installations.The new plants would provide 1.65 billion kilowatt hours each year, enough to serve nearly 250,000 homes, according to Jack Keenan, CEO and senior vice president of PG&E."This commitment not only moves us forward in meeting our renewable goal, it's also a significant step forward in the renewable energy sector," he said. "Utility-scale deployment of PV (photovoltaic) technology may well become cost competitive with other forms of renewable energy generation, such as solar thermal and wind."
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