Calif. Consumer Advocate Division Decries CPUC Approval of “Overpriced” CSP Project
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The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC’s) approval on Thursday of Abengoa Solar’s 250-MW Mojave Solar concentrating solar power (CSP) parabolic trough facility in San Bernardino County—the second “overpriced renewable contract” approved by the CPUC in recent weeks—was disappointing, the regulatory commission’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) said in a statement.
The project, proposed by Abengoa Solar subsidiary Mojave Solar LLC, calls for a 25-year contract with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). The CPUC said that while the power purchase agreement was pending regulatory approval, Mojave Solar learned that the transmission network upgrades necessary for the project…