Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. announced that it has been notified that the California Energy Commission has reviewed the company's amended application for the planned San Luis Energy Tower submitted on behalf of Arizona Green Power LLC and determined that it is eligible for RPS precertification under the criteria specified in the Renewables Portfolio Standard Eligibility Guidelines, Ninth Edition. The planned facility has an identified total nameplate capacity, measured in alternating current of 1,950 MW and an anticipated commercial operations date of December 31, 2021. The company recently announced a new patent filing, completion of the projects final design specs, and that it has field tested to verify the actual energy consumption required to lift the water for the project resulting in a significant increase in annual energy production. The project now estimates it will be able to produce 5,900,000 Megawatt Hours annually to supply to the grid versus the 2017 estimate of 5,000,000 Megawatt Hours annually. The final production output estimates are the result of decreasing the number of wind tunnels and increasing the turbines in each tunnel from 2 to 3. Reducing the number of tunnels from 60 to 40 dramatically increased the wind velocities in each tunnel. As velocity doubles, the kinetic energy available is cubed. The increased energy available in each tunnel paved the way to add the third turbine. The company has known the available energy created by the tower structure, but it was the interfacing of the meteorological data in the Tower with the aerospace/aerodynamics of the resulting wind in the tunnels, combined with utilizing excess hydraulic pressure to pump the water, along with the field test, that verified reduced energy consumption that determined the final total capacity design. Originally, the company planned to target California utilities as the primary purchasers of the energy generated by the San Luis, Arizona facility. After additional consultation with industry experts, as well as discussions with actual potential off-takers, it is now clear that the market for power purchase agreements has expanded significantly from original assessments. Companies interested in promoting green initiatives as well as companies with significant power requirements for the foreseeable future are committing to purchase alternative energy for their own use as well as to resell to hedge future costs. In addition, recently California passed legislation that has been signed into law that increases the state's mandate for power that meets its Renewable Portfolio Standard as certified by the California Energy Commission from 50% by 2030 to 60% by 2030 and 100% by 2045.