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PG&E’s solar power contracts bode well for state’s future

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

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Solar power received what could be a landmark advance with a decision by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to buy 800 megawatts of photovoltaic power from two Bay Area firms. That is enough to power 239,000 homes.The utility will purchase 550 megawatts from OptiSolar, a Hayward company, and another 250 megawatts from SunPower Corp. of San Jose.OptiSolar will place thin-film solar panels on 9.5 square miles of land in San Luis Obispo County. SunPower will do the same on 3.5 square miles of land in that county.
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