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16 March 2007 -- The California Public Utilities Commission approved four renewable energy contracts for San Diego Gas & Electric, adding to the company's efforts to meet 20 percent of its customers' energy needs from renewable sources by 2010.

The contracts total about 140 MW of solar, biomass and geothermal energy.

•Bull Moose Energy will gasify green waste, such as tree trimmings, to generate and deliver 20 MW of electricity from a biomass facility in southern San Diego County by December 2008
•Esmeralda San Felipe Geothermal LLC will provide 20 MW of geothermal power by December 2010
•Bethel Solar's two contracts will deliver 100 MW of electricity in two phases in June and December 2008 from solar-cell troughs.

Last week, SDG&E announced its latest competitive bidding process for more renewable energy that qualifies under rules adopted for the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard program. Bids are due May 30, 2007.

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