pg&e: sunnyside up

pacific gas and electric company (pg&e) is making major strides in assisting with the energy crisis of our nation and the world.

within the outstretched region of the mojave desert, pg&e has signed on with solel-msp-1 for 553 megawatts of solar power, equivalent to powering 400,000 homes. the solar power renewable energy source will serve to pg&e customers in central and northern california. this commitment between pg&e and solel will construct the largest solar power span in the world.

expected to be fully-operational in 2011, the mojave solar park plant will cover 6000 acres, nine square miles, and will rely on 1.2 million mirrors and 317 miles of vacuum power to capture the desert sun's heat source.