PG&E solar investment
August 17th, 2008 Alex
Pacific Gas and Electric Co is buying 800 megawatts of solar power that will be able to power 239,000 homes. This will be the country’s first utility-scale photovotaic plant. The two companies providing the power will be two bay area companies, OptiSolar and SunPower and the panels will be installed in San Luis Obispo.
Photovoltaic power is a solar technology that converts sunlight into electricity using silicon-based panels. They are planned to be used in 2013.
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