Pacific Gas & Electric

PG&E harnesses 230 MW solar project from NextLight

June 5, 2009 - News brief - Northern California utility signs third solar contract this year to produce 592 GW-hours of renewable electricity annually for its customers. Full Story »

Holy cow! A pie-powered dairy farm?

Pacific Gas & Electric isn’t going to the dogs; it’s going to the cows. And rather than causing a ruining effect the ol’ saying implies, PG&E says it’s going to have a greening one.

The San Francisco-based utility (NYSE:PCG) launched a cow-powered contract today with renewable energy company California Bioenergy for its first greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions from a dairy farm. The investment is intended to yield 75,000 metric tons of verifiable GHG emission reductions.

PG&E upgrades BrightSource deal to 1.3GW

May 13, 2009 - News brief - Series of seven solar thermal projects in California are expected to power more than half a million homes in 'largest solar deal in the world.' Full Story »

Silver Spring corrals currents in Australian smart grid

April 15, 2009 - Exclusive - First international deal for Silver Spring launches new partnership with UK metering company PRI. Full Story »

OptiSolar drops manufacturing as it seeks a buyer

March 20, 2009 - Best of the web - Thin-film panel maker plans to layoff two-thirds of its remaining staff in the hopes of hanging on until it finds a new owner. Full Story »

PG&E opens bidding for 500 MW solar program in California

March 13, 2009 - News brief - Utility begins taking applications for first project, expected to be 2 MW operating before the end of 2009. Full Story »

First Solar buys OptiSolar's pipeline of projects for $400M

March 2, 2009 - News brief - Deal represents thin film panel maker's biggest step into utility solar, as another solar technology developer takes a step back. Full Story »

Ausra shaves staff as it chases immediate revenue

January 30, 2009 - News brief - Ausra delays plans for solar thermal power plants, instead focusing on selling technology and equipment. Full Story »

Smart grid could be early winner in U.S. stimulus package

January 16, 2009 - Exclusive - Lawmakers propose $54B for cleantech, including $11B to the smart grid sector. Full Story »

Solar layoffs continue with OptiSolar

January 12, 2009 - News brief - Thin-film module and panel manufacturer cuts half of its workers as funding sources dry up. Full Story »
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