California PUC OKs BrightSource Solar-Power Deal with SoCal Edison

摘要

BrightSource Energy announced October 25 that the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a concentrating solar-power supply contract with Southern California Edison, representing billions of dollars of "green" power revenues. "The contracts, totaling 1,300,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, will help California take a significant step towards reaching its clean-energy goals with reliable and cost-effective power," according to BrightSource. "Collectively, the contracts represent billions of dollars in direct investment in California's economy, more than 2,000 construction jobs in some of California's hardest hit local economies, and avoidance of more than 400,000 tons of annual CO2[carbon-dioxide] emissions," according to the company.