Southern California Edison (SCE) has awarded SunEdison Inc. contracts to build 33 MW of distributed generation (DG) solar in the utility company's latest round of solar procurement.

 

The solar systems will be built on rooftops throughout Orange County and Inland Empire industrial corridors as part of SCE's plan to upgrade and modernize the grid for customers in densely populated metro areas and reduce power interruptions during periods of peak demand.

 

SCE will will purchase the electricity from 17 rooftop solar systems through 20-year power purchase agreements. The projects are scheduled to be operational in 2016.