SCE leads the nation in renewable energy, delivering approximately 14.5 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy to customers in 2010. This constitutes about 19.4 percent of the energy we deliver to customers. SCE currently has sufficient contracts in place that, when delivered, will meet 20 percent or more of its customers' energy needs with renewable energy.
In 2010 SCE signed 58 contracts for 852 megawatts of renewable power. These contracts have the potential of providing 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity — enough for more than 300,000 average-sized homes for a year.
SCE also recently signed two wind-energy contracts. One agreement, with Puget Sound Energy signed in January, calls for 2 billion kilowatt-hours over the next two years. The projects are located in Columbia and Kittitas counties in Washington state. The other, with AES Mountainview, calls for 66.6 megawatts from a wind farm in the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs. This
| CAPACITY (MW) |
DELIVERED IN 2010 (GWh) |
PERCENTAGE OF SCE's RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2,057 | 4,251 | 29% |
| Geothermal | 956 | 7,748 | 53% |
| Solar | 383 | 934 | 6% |
| Small Hydro | 201 | 664 | 5% |
| Biomass | 123 | 952 | 7% |
| Total | 3,726 | 14,549 | 100% |
