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First Solar and NRG Energy Open Largest Solar PV Power Plant in California

Blythe PV solar project generates renewable, clean electricity for Southern California Edison

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc. announced the start of commercial operation for the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. First Solar developed and built the 21-megawatt (MW) power plant in Blythe, CA, which was acquired last month by NRG through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar. Electricity generated by the solar facility is being sold to Southern California Edison (SCE) under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Located in Riverside County about 200 miles east o...

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