Sep 19 2008

Renewable Energy Comes In All Shapes And Sizes

With the development of renewable energy ramping up worldwide to meet increasing demand, it's easy to be dazzled by

smallhydro_top.jpg the steady introduction of record-setting renewable projects. But as the saying goes, good things do come in small packages. As utilities look to supplant fossil fuel generation more and more with renewable energy resources, small projects have the potential to play a big role for those keen on developing balanced and diversified renewable energy portfolios like PG&E.

In fact, Calfiornia's first small renewable energy project recently began delivering emission-free power to PG&E customers. Sized at 1.5 megawatts (MW), Buckeye Hydro is the first of ten small projects to add to our qualifying renewable energy portfolio. Although we've only received interest from businesses to date, any of our customers can sign up if they'd like to sell excess renewable energy to the grid. Renewable energy projects that are elgible for the Feed-in Tariff program can be up to 1.5 MW in size and come from such resources as solar PV or thermal, biomass, wind, geothermal, fuel cells (using renewable fuels), small hydroelectric, digester or landfill gas and municipal solid waste, among others.

If you want to learn more, check out this interview with Etopia News and David Rubin, director of service analysis, pricing and payment products for PG&E.

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