The
deals
approved
by
California
Public
Utilities
Commission
(PUC)
were
for
BrightSource’s
250MW
Rio
Mesa
2
and
540MW
Sonoran
West
solar
thermal
projects.
The
company
will
employ
molten
salt
storage
for
the
first
time
at
Sonoran
West,
which
will
enable
it
to
produce
power
during
night
hours.
The
commissioners
gave
the
go-ahead
to
Mesa-2
for
its
use
of
technology
relating
to
the
advancement
of
solar-thermal
systems.
Both
plants
could
begin
to
generate
commercial
power
in
2015.
“BrightSource’s
technology
with
storage
allows
Southern
California
to
optimize
generation
based
on
changing…
