$1bn loan guarantee for 300MW Arizona solar PV plant

Post date: Jan 21, 2011 11:59:6 AM

The solar plant began in 2010, completed by 2014.

Agua Caliente Solar

has been awarded a loan guarantee of up to $967m by US Department of Energy (DOE) for the construction of a 290MW photovoltaic (PV) solar generating facility located in Yuma County, Arizona.

First Solar Arizona firstsolar.com

The solar generating facility, which is sponsored by NRG Solar, will use thin film solar panels from Arizona-based First Solar.

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