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California Utility Taps Arizona Solar Project

Pacific Gas and Electric, the big California utility, asked regulators on Thursday to approve the purchase of electricity from an Arizona solar power plant. The request came days after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have limited utilities’ ability to tap out-of-state projects to meet renewable energy mandates.

Pacific Gas and Electric, the big California utility, asked regulators on Thursday to approve the purchase of electricity from an Arizona solar power plant. The request came days after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have limited utilities’ ability to tap out-of-state projects to meet renewable energy mandates.
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NextLight Renewable Power will construct the 290-megawatt Aqua Caliente photovoltaic farm on private land in Yuma County, Ariz.

The company, based in San Francisco, signed a deal with P.G.&E. in June to supply 230 megawatts from a solar power plant to be built outside of Los Angeles.Read Full Article

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