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http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/06/09/solar-power-generator-hits-record-levels/#axzz2VwiUCov2SAN DIEGO With Southern Californias largest electric generating station broken and scheduled for removal, solar generation levels have reached a record level in California, state officials said Sunday.
Solar power generation on Californias grid set a new all-time high output of 2,071 megawatts at 12:59 p.m. Friday, said officials at the California ISO, the state agency that balances customer demand on regulated power utilities with power generation from commercial vendors.
That nearly equals the 2,250 megawatts of nuclear-powered generation that was lost in January, 2012, when small amounts of radiation began leaking from Southern California Edisons San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, at Camp Pendleton.
San Diego Gas & Electric owns 20 percent of San Onofre, and has historically received one fifth of its power from the iconic nuclear plant, 65 miles north of San Diego. SDG&E has reassured its customers it can import sufficient replacement power from natural gas, wind and geothermal plants in the Imperial Valley via its new Sunrise Powerlink transmission line.
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(Califronia) Solar power generation hits record levels (2071 MW at noon) (Original Post)
jpak
Jun 2013
OP
my house is doing its small part in this - rooftop solar for every suitable building nt
msongs
Jun 2013
#1
At noon, the total renewables portfolio was producing around 14% of total demand (32,000 MW)
OnlinePoker
Jun 2013
#2
msongs
(67,193 posts)1. my house is doing its small part in this - rooftop solar for every suitable building nt
oldhippie
(3,249 posts)3. I'm really glad you added that qualifier, and I heartily agree ......
Solar on every suitable rooftop (where it makes sense) is a good thing. The unqualified slogan has been a pet peeve of mine for years.
I have solar PV on my south facing roof also. Almost 20 years now. It's small, but every little bit helps.
OnlinePoker
(5,702 posts)2. At noon, the total renewables portfolio was producing around 14% of total demand (32,000 MW)
At the same time, total production was 42,000 MW. I wish the ISO would break down all sources of California production so we could see how much is gas, coal, and nuclear. They only list small hydro as renewable. Does anybody know why large hydro isn't?
Edit for link
http://www.caiso.com/outlook/SystemStatus.html#Renewables
roody
(10,849 posts)4. My house too! And it does
not have to be on the roof, although mine is.