SDG&E Seeks Energy Storage, Renewable and Other Clean Energy Resources

SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2016 -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced it is seeking up to 140 megawatts (MW), of new "preferred energy resources," including energy storage, renewable energy, distributed generation, energy efficiency and demand response. The solicitation for additional preferred energy resources builds upon SDG&E's significant investments in clean energy. The utility currently has more than 60 renewable contracts representing more than 2,400 MW of renewable energy, the equivalent of powering more than 700,000 San Diego homes for a year. In 2015, SDG&E became the first California utility to supply its customers with a third of its energy, 33 percent, from renewable resources. "We're not only committed to reducing air emissions and meeting California's climate goals, we're leading the way," said SDG&E's Chief Energy Supply Officer, Scott Drury. "Through renewable energy investments, we've helped to advance clean energy technologies resulting in emissions reductions that are comparable to taking more than 250,000 gasoline-powered cars off local roadways."