World of Bioenergy - Bioenergy Daily News, Events, Companies, Products, Jobs and more : California utility to buy 159MW solar and biomass power California utility to buy 159MW solar and biomass power ================================================================================ pangea on 03/08/2010 19:46:00 California [WorldofRenewables.com] The California Public Utilities Commission gave the go-ahead last week for the utility's 25-year power purchase agreement to buy power from the 150MW Rice Solar Energy facility in Rice, California. It also granted permission for PG&E to buy power from a coke-to-biomass conversion project in Stockton. The Commission said the contracts would help with California's efforts to meet its renewable energy goals. Source: PG&E For more on this article: PG&E Newsroom