Southern California Edison (SCE) announced it’s lauch of what will the the largest solar installation in the USA.  The project will install 250 Megawatts of solar panels using 65 million sq. ft. of roof space on the companies buildings.  The project should provide power to over 162,000 homes and will cost about $875 million over 5 years.  The project requires approval by the state utility regulator, which appears to be a formality. 

“The scale of this project is unprecedented,” said Mike Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) president. “It clearly illustrates once again Edison’s leadership position in the development of new renewable technology.”

The projects will be focused on San Bernardino and Riverside counties and will add capacity at the rate of 1 Megawatt a week.  The SCE spokesperson pointed out that this new capacity will located and connected to local power stations. Generating power nearer to the customer not only reduce losses from transmission but reduces the strain on SCE’s entire network.

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