Southern California Edison signs PPA with First Solar
for Silver State South plant
Feb 27, 2011 - pv-tech.org
Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed a power
purchase agreement with First Solar for its 250MW
(AC) Silver State South plant. First Solar’s
ground-mounted system, which will be located on 2,500
acres of public land near Primm, Nevada, will start
generating electricity in 2014 and be fully operational
in May 2017.
Development of Silver State South will create around
300 construction jobs and, when completed, is to
be connected to SCE's proposed Eldorado-Ivanpah 220-kilovolt
transmission line.
"First Solar's industry-leading technology
makes solar PV an excellent option for clean, emission-free
power we can deliver to our customers," said
Marc Ulrich, SCE’s vice president of renewable
and alternative power. "When we get projects
of this magnitude, we make great progress toward
our renewable energy goals."
"This agreement represents another important
milestone toward our goal of grid parity," said
Frank De Rosa, First Solar’s senior vice president
of North American project development. "First
Solar applauds SCE's commitment to renewable energy
and looks forward to bringing this project to completion."
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