Dive Summary:
- NRG Energy Inc. has completed the 66 megawatt Alpine Solar Generating Station in California; the project was finished under the company's NRG Solar subsidiary.
- Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) will purchase the energy produced from the station under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
- PG&E's Senior Vice President Fong Wan said that the station will "help PG&E grow it's clean energy portfolio and make progress toward California's 33 percent renewable energy goal."
From the article:
"Pacific Gas and Electric Co. remains committed to providing our customers with a comprehensive portfolio of energy resources that incorporates all forms of cost-effective clean energy as California marches forward into a clean energy future," says Wan. “PG&E delivers some of the cleanest energy in the nation to our customers, more than half of which comes from sources which are carbon-free. The Alpine Solar Generating Station will help PG&E grow its clean energy portfolio and make progress toward California’s 33 percent renewable energy goal.” ...