An Arizona startup company yesterday asked government regulators for approval to build a massive solar energy power plant that proponents say is crucial to San Diego Gas & Electric's proposed Sunrise Powerlink.
The project planned by Stirling Energy Systems of Phoenix calls for erecting 30,000 mirrored dishes, each 38 feet tall and 40 feet wide, in the desert near El Centro. It would convert solar energy into electricity to power 500,000 San Diego homes.
Stirling's proposal has become a crucial part of SDG&E's plans to comply with a state mandate that requires the utility to provide 20 percent of its electricity from renewable power sources by 2010.
The solar project represents roughly 44 percent of SDG&E's goals for renewable power sources, according to the 2,600-page application Stirling filed yesterday with the California Energy Commission.
SDG&E has cited the solar energy facility proposed by Stirling as a key reason for building the $1.5 billion Sunrise Powerlink. The 150-mile route preferred by SDG&E would cross Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and has triggered intense opposition...read the rest
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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This is a great step in the right direction. And what better place than Arizona to harness the power of the sun. Thanks for posting.
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