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First Solar, PG&E Sign Contracts for 72 Megawatts of Solar PV Electricity

Solar projects in Kern, Santa Barbara counties will help meet California's renewable energy goals

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced it has signed power purchase agreements with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for 72 megawatts AC of solar electricity to be generated at two photovoltaic power plants that First Solar is developing in central California. The 32-megawatt Lost Hills project in Kern County and the 40-megawatt Cuyama project in Santa Barbara County are expected to create up to 600 jobs at peak construction. Project construction could start in 2013 as soon as the development...

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