SDG&E adds more than 235 MW of solar power to its renewable portfolio

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SDG&E adds more than 235 MW of solar power to its renewable portfolio

    Media Contact: 	Stephanie Donovan
    San Diego Gas & Electric
    [phone]
    www.sdge.com

SAN DIEGO, June 16, 2011 – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced it has signed two new renewable contracts -- one with a subsidiary of San Diego-based enXco and the other with Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, LLC (a subsidiary of LS Power Development, LLC) for a combined total capacity of up to 237 megawatts (MW) of solar energy.

The Catalina Solar project to be developed by enXco will have the capacity to generate up to 110 MW from the sun, starting with delivery of 50 MW by the end of next year and the remaining 60 MW by June 2013.

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The 25-year contract with Catalina Solar, LLC calls for a ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) system to be built in Kern County on property in the Rosamond/Tehachapi area. It will produce enough clean energy to power about 35,000 homes and will offset about 74,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, helping to improve overall air quality in California in line with the state’s environmental mandates.

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The agreement with Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AVSE II) calls for up to 127 MW to be generated by ground-mounted PV panels at a solar farm to be built in Maricopa County, Ariz., with delivery of at least 25 MW by the end of the first quarter of 2013, and another 25 MW delivered every two months until the project is built out.

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