Southern California Edison

It is no secret that a huge hurdle impeding the growth of clean, renewable energy is building a smart power grid and, perhaps more importantly, new transmission lines. In particular, the proliferation of wind power in the United States this decade is at a tipping point. A major problem that needs to be addressed is transferring the energy from wind farms to the high density cities.

Last week, photovoltaic panel powerhouse, First Solar, Inc. announced a power purchase agreement to supply California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) with 300 MW of renewable power from Desert Sunlight, a 550-megawatt (MW)

The clean energy bill now moving through Congress is coming into to clearer focus, with House Democrats settling on a 15% nation-wide renewable