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OptiSolar outshines SunPower in PG&E deal
Posted on August 14, 2008
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced a deal today that will see it purchase 550 megawatts of solar power capacity from Topaz Solar Farms LLC, a subsidiary of low-key thin-film startup OptiSolar Inc. of California. Another deal, this one with SunPower Corp., involves the purchase of 250 megawatts of solar capacity. Together, the two solar farms are expected to deliver 1.65 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually to California electricity customers. These landmark agreements signal the arrival of utility-scale PV solar power that may be cost-competitive with solar thermal and wind en...
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