U.S. Utilities and Governor Bill Richardson Cross Paths at Solar Trade Show in Munich

Munich, Germany Today, while visiting the largest solar trade show in Europe, U.S. utilities interested in expanding their electricity portfolios to include more solar energy met briefly with New Mexico Governor, and former Secretary of Energy, Bill Richardson. The Governor expressed his pleasure at seeing the U.S. utility industry's increased interest in renewable resources.

The 31 utility executives and managers are in Germany for a week-long solar fact finding mission presented by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), a non-profit membership organization for the utility and solar industries. One of the primary goals of the trip is to examine how U.S. utilities can emulate the success of German utilities in integrating large quantities of renewable resources into a national power grid without creating transmission bottle necks, system quality distortions, and scheduling issues.

While in Germany, the utilities are visiting several multi-megawatt photovoltaic installations, a German solar research institute, a solar module manufacturing plant, and meeting with multiple Germany utilities and solar companies.

Photos and interviews with utility participants and SEPA executive director Julia Hamm are available upon request.

If you would like to schedule interviews with returning participants, please contact Josephine Mooney at jmooney@solarelectricpower.org or at 202.857.0898 x6.

To access the original Media Alert for this Fact Finding Mission click here.

For the goals of the Mission visit the SEPA Events page.

Participating Utilities:

American Municipal Power-Ohio
Arizona Public Service
Avista Utilities
BC Hydro
Burbank Water and Power
Chelan County PUD
Columbia Water and Light
Cowlitz PUD
CPS Energy
Duke Energy Corp
Farmingham Electric Utility System
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Grant County PUD #2
Energy Northwest
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Portland General Electric
Public Service of New Hampshire
Puget Sound Energy
Salt River Project
Snohomish PUD
Southern California Edison
Southern Company
Washington Public Utility Districts Association

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