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By: PG&E To Own More Clean Power — This Time It’s Wind

PG&E To Own More Clean Power — This Time It’s Wind — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:22 +0000

[...] Manzana wind project by allowing utilities to get tax breaks for this type of investment. PG&E CEO Peter Darbee actively worked on getting those rules [...]

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » » PG&E Wants In On Solar And They’re Willing To Pay

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:10:58 +0000

[...] what exactly is PG&E going to do with their cash? CEO of the California utility, Peter Darbee announced at this week’s Fortune Green conference that the giant is looking into investing in/buying [...]

By: PG&E to Soon Take Equity in Solar Projects « Earth2Tech

PG&E to Soon Take Equity in Solar Projects « Earth2Tech — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:31:32 +0000

[...] Darbee told the audience at the Clean Tech Investor Summit in Palm Springs, Calif., on Wednesday. Darbee has openly talked about possibly pushing PG&E to invest in renewable power before, but this morning he said the [...]

By: Will the Economy Slow Utilities Entering Solar? « Earth2Tech

Will the Economy Slow Utilities Entering Solar? « Earth2Tech — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:00:18 +0000

[...] among solar insiders that utilities would be entering the industry en masse (also see stories here and [...]

By: Duke Halves Solar Rooftop Plan to $50M « Earth2Tech

Duke Halves Solar Rooftop Plan to $50M « Earth2Tech — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:20:10 +0000

[...] in a regulated market. Southern California Edison has similar plans for rooftop solar and PG&E has said it would like to invest in solar power but was waiting for regulatory changes. Duke’s regulatory ordeal is a cautionary tale for [...]

By: PG&E inks deal with Martifer to buy 106.8 megawatts of solar-biofuel hybrid power | Mostly Related.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:21:08 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech reported that CEO Peter Darbee has expressed interest in using PG&E’s considerable assets, around $36 billion, to purchase solar thermal plants outright in the future. For now, however, its ability to do so is constrained by the lack of an investment tax credit (ITC), a 30 percent tax credit for solar investments that doesn’t extend to the utility industry. [...]

By: Report: Solar to Power 10% of the U.S. by 2025 « Earth2Tech

Report: Solar to Power 10% of the U.S. by 2025 « Earth2Tech — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:01:06 +0000

[...] But utilities will have to work with solar startups and energy regulators, each of whom has their own part to play. For startups, the goal is to “bring installed solar systems costs to $3 per peak watt by 2018,” according to the the report. Meanwhile, regulators need to fashion policy that allow utilities to develop large-scale solar projects. [...]

By: PG&E inks deal with Martifer to buy 106.8 megawatts of solar-biofuel hybrid power | Me Too!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:01:33 +0000

By: PG&E inks deal with Martifer to buy 106.8 megawatts of solar-biofuel hybrid power » VentureBeat

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:42:13 +0000

By: eSolar Scores 245MW Solar Deal in SoCal « Earth2Tech

eSolar Scores 245MW Solar Deal in SoCal « Earth2Tech — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:38:00 +0000

[...] Northern California utility PG&E aso already has several deals in the works with solar thermal startups Solel, BrightSource Energy and Ausra. Heck, PG&E might even build and own its own solar thermal power plants. [...]