{"id":14543,"date":"2011-08-08T12:49:53","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T19:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=14543"},"modified":"2018-02-02T00:20:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:20:07","slug":"clean-energy-target-still-unmet-pge-signs-more-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2011\/08\/08\/clean-energy-target-still-unmet-pge-signs-more-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Energy Target Still Unmet, PG&#038;E Signs More Renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14547 size-medium\" title=\"solano_wind5\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/08\/solano_wind5-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>California&#8217;s three big utilities have another two years to reach their mandated target of having 20% of their electricity generated from renewable sources, and today PG&amp;E announced two new deals that could inch the company closer to that goal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wind:\u00a0 An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.next100.com\/2011\/08\/pge-signs-landmark-wind-energy.php\">agreement <\/a>with NextEra Energy Resources, for 25 years of wind power from the company&#8217;s 163 megawatt North Sky River project in Tehachapi, CA.\u00a0 PG&amp;E says the energy from this project could meet the needs of about 90,000 typical homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Solar:\u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.next100.com\/2011\/08\/pges-energy-projects-shine.php\">25-year contract<\/a> with Sempra Generation for 150 megawatts of solar power from an expansion of the Copper Mountain Solar complex near Boulder City, NV.\u00a0 Just under 2\/3 of that power is expected online in 2013, with the remainder available by 2015. Ultimately, the company says, this project could power 45,000 homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>PG&amp;E spokesperson Lynsey Paulo said that together, these two contracts will push PG&amp;E one percent closer to the 20% goal.<\/p>\n<p>As of last week, PG&amp;E was at 15.9% of electricity generated from renewables, according to latest numbers out from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpuc.ca.gov\/PUC\/energy\/Renewables\/index.htm\">California Public Utilities Commission<\/a> (CPUC).\u00a0 Southern California Edison is a 19.3%, and San Diego Gas &amp; Electric is at 11.9%.<\/p>\n<p>The official Renewable Portfiolio Standard (RPS) is 20% by 2010, but the CPUC has implemented flexibility allowing the utilities until 2013 to meet the requirement.\u00a0\u00a0 Ultimately, the<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2011\/03\/29\/ca-moves-forward-with-renewable-goals\/\"> legally-mandated RPS requirement <\/a>is 33% by 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more on California&#8217;s quest for renewable energy, check out our multimedia series<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/science\/climatewatch\/33by20\/\">33&#215;20: California&#8217;s Clean Power Countdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s three big utilities have another two years to reach their mandated target of 20 percent of their electricity generated from renewable sources, and today PG&amp;E announced two new deals that could inch the company closer to that 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