Southern Calif Edison plans 250 MW Solar installation on more than 100 buildings in LA area.

[JohnWxy]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2008-03-26-solar-energy-california_N.htm

Southern California Edison plans to announce Thursday what it says will be the largest solar installation in the USA, spending $875 million to put 250 megawatts of solar energy on more than 100 buildings in the greater Los Angeles area.

The systems will cover 65 million square feet of rooftops and supply enough power to serve about 162,000 homes.

They will be owned and operated by the utility and will be embedded on warehouse buildings that use little electricity. The power they generate will flow into the power grid, supplying electricity to neighborhood homes and businesses without the need to build expensive transmission lines.

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The systems are designed to supply electricity on hot summer days when the power grid is under the greatest stress and wholesale prices are highest. That's also when the sun is shining brightest, providing optimum solar energy.

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[kestrel91316]

1. They can transmit those megawatts over the hill in the summer.

We sure can use them when it hits 119!!!!

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. related ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=115&topic_id=140492&mesg_id=140492