According to an announcement from Cleantech America, which developed the project, the project will generate 5 megawatts of emission-free electricity which will be purchased by Pacific Gas & Electric under a long-term power purchase agreement.
The project is known as CalRENEW-1 and is said to be the first utility-scale photovoltaic solar project under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.
"We are proud that CalRENEW-1 is the first such solar facility to achieve commercial operation and we look forward to providing PG&E with zero emission, peaking solar power," said Bill Overholt, CEO of Cleantech America. "CalRENEW-1 moves California one step further into its renewable energy future and demonstrates the viability of utility-scale PV solar as a renewable peaking resource."
A number of other major solar energy projects, using photovoltaic as well as concentrating solar technology, continue to be developed in California, making that state one of the nation's leaders in overall renewable power production.
