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First Solar, Apple Strike Industry’s Largest Commercial Power Deal

Agreement showcases viability of wholesale commercial and industrial market

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced that Apple has committed $848 million for clean energy from First Solar’s California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County, CA. Apple will receive electricity from 130 megawatts (MW)AC of the solar project under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA), the largest agreement in the industry to provide clean energy to a commercial end user.   “Apple is leading the way in addressing climate change by showing how large companies can serve their operations with 100 per...

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