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| New renewable energy facility from PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company began delivering 75 megawatts of clean, renewable wind energy resources to electricity customers from PPM Energy's Shiloh I Wind Project. The Shiloh project, located in Solano County, is the first newly constructed renewable energy facility to begin delivering electricity to PG&E customers under California's Renewables Portfolio Standards Program. The utility currently supplies 30% of its customer load from renewable resources: 18% from its large hydroelectric facilities and 12% from small hydro and other renewable resources that qualify under California's Renewables Portfolio Standards Program. Including Diablo Canyon Power Plant, about 50% of PG&E's retail load is served from generating resources that have no CO2 emissions that contribute to global warming. PG&E plans to issue its fourth competitive solicitation seeking renewable power later this spring. In this upcoming solicitation for additional renewable resources, the company is seeking to procure an additional 1-2% of its customers' electricity needs through qualified renewable sources. Since PG&E began its RPS Program, it has entered into contracts for 563 MW of renewable energy - wind, geothermal, biomass and hydro resources - enough power to serve about 425,000 customers. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |