Rosemead, Calif., March 18, 2010 — Southern California Edison is requesting offers from independent power producers for the its solar photovoltaic program.
The program was designed to help the state meet its 2006 Million Solar Roofs goal. Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission approved SCE’s plan to generate hundreds of megawatts of emission-free solar power from the rooftops of large industrial buildings in SCE’s service territory.
SCE will own and produce 250 MW; another 250 MW will be power purchased from solar companies that are successful in the Request for Offer process.
SCE anticipates completing the procurement for the entire 250 MW of the Solar Photovoltaic Program over the next five to six years. Most of the installations are expected to be on rooftops and be 1-2 MW of solar electricity in size.
In 2009, SCE delivered 13.6 billion kWh of renewable energy to its customers; about 17 percent of its total power portfolio. In 2008, (the latest year nationwide data is available), SCE bought 65 percent of all the solar power produced in the nation.
An Edison International company, SCE is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within the state of California.