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Worldwide Energy, July, 2006
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved its request to purchase 205.5 megawatts of electricity from enXco, a wind energy firm.
"The approval of this contract moves SDG&E closer to its goal of fulfilling 20 percent of its customers' energy needs from renewable resources by 2010," said Terry Farrelly, vice president of electric and gas procurement for SDG&E. The contract will contribute approximately 3.5 percent toward meeting that goal.
While a megawatt is enough to power 650 homes, wind energy output varies because it is an intermittent resource.
enXco will build a new wind facility in the Tehachapi area of Southern California and will produce energy scheduled to be...
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