SoCalEd the Nation’s Leading Renewable Energy Purchaser

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Southern California Edison Once Again the Nation’s Leading Renewable Energy Purchaser in 2006

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ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern California Edison (SCE) announced today that its 2006 renewable energy purchases and deliveries to customers once again led the nation:

- SCE delivered 12.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable
energy during 2006, 16.7% of total power deliveries under
California's renewable portfolio standard guidelines.

- SCE delivered enough renewable energy to serve 1.8 million homes
for the entire year.

Energy Sources Billions of kWh Delivered

Geothermal 7.50
Wind 2.45
Small hydro 0.95
Biogas(a) 0.75
Solar 0.60
Biomass(b) 0.35

Total 12.60

(a) Gases from landfills and digesters
(b) Solids such as agricultural and wood waste

The utility also announced that Monday, March 12, 2007, it will launch its 2007 open, competitive solicitation for additional renewable power contracts, its fifth since 2002.

Previous solicitations have secured for SCE customers 25 renewable energy contracts with maximum future annual power generation of 13 billion kilowatt-hours, enough electricity to serve approximately 1.9 million average homes for a year. The actual output of renewable energy projects may be limited due to weather conditions and transmission availability.

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1. YAY SCE!!!!

I don't care if you're driving my whole office to drink, I still <3 you! :loveya: