The agreement consolidates six existing qualifying facility agreements totaling 118MW and adds 57MW of new renewable energy to Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E’s) supply.
With this agreement, 20% of PG&E’s contracts for future energy delivery now meet California’s renewable energy standard.
Starting in September 2008, the agreement will deliver renewable energy from the Geysers Geothermal Field in northern California. Geothermal energy reportedly accounts for 3% of PG&E’s current overall energy mix.
Fong Wan, vice president of energy procurement at PG&E, said: This agreement marks a major milestone toward meeting California’s renewable standard. PG&E already provides our customers with some of the cleanest energy in the nation and we will continue to aggressively add more renewables to our portfolio.
