California's New Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Plant Greens The Grid

Forbes: One of the raps against solar and wind power is that they're intermittent sources of energy, generating electricity only when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining and thus creating potential headaches for grid operators who must keep the supply and demand for electrons in balance. One solution: The hybrid solar-wind power plant. This week EDF Renewable Energy officially unveiled the 140-megawatt Pacific Wind farm in the Tehachapi-Mojave region of Southern California and the nearby 143-megawatt...

URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/11/01/californias-new-solar-wind-hybrid-power-plant-greens-the-grid/?ss=business:energy