NRG Solar (Princeton, New Jersey, US) has commissioned its Borrego 1 Solar Generating Station in San Diego County, California.

The 26 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant uses SunPower PV modules, and electricity from the plant will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E, San Diego, California, US) under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

“Borrego is our first utility-scale solar facility providing power to the San Diego area, helping to create local construction jobs and meet SDG&E’s demands for cost-competitive renewable sources of electricity,” said NRG Solar Senior VP Randy Hickok.

“Our large-scale solar facilities provide clean, renewable energy that Californians want for their homes and to power the electric vehicle infrastructure NRG is currently building in California and Texas. Taken together, solar and electric vehicles will go a long way toward reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and our carbon emissions.”

NRG notes that Borrego is one of eight large-scale, operational PV plants in its ownership portfolio. The company is also investing USD 100 million to build the United States' first comprehensive, privately funded electric vehicle infrastructure.

2013-03-07 | Courtesy: NRG Solar; Image: Business Wire | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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