The
Vaca-Dixon
Solar
Station
is
a
step
toward
PG&E’s
goal
of
adding
500MW
of
solar
PV
to
its
system
in
five
years
–
half
to
be
built
by
the
utility
and
half
by
independent
developers.
The
pilot
is
meant
to
develop
PG&E’s
PV
building
and
operating
experience,
the
utility
says
in
an
online
announcement
Wednesday.
Solon
will
use
a
sub-contractor,
Silverwood
Energy
of
California,
to
build
and
commission
the
plant
by
December.
The
plant
will
use
fixed-tilt,
ground-mounted
polycrystalline
solar
panels.
Meanwhile,
PG&E
is
seeking
regulatory
approval
of
the
full
500
MW
proposal,…
