California solar

Solar developer Borrego Solar Systems Inc. has secured $47 million in new funding.

Internet giant Google and leveraged buyout specialists Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) have signed an agreement to purchase four photovoltaic power plants in California from PV project developer Recurrent Energy, a Sharp subsidiary.

First Solar Inc. said Wednesday that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has agreed to purchase the Topaz Solar Farm.

NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has turned on the largest concentrated (CVP) photovoltaic solar power plant in North America.

First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has sold two California solar farms that combined will generate 780 MW.

Solar Gen 2 LLC, a Greenwich, Conn.-based privately-held solar development firm focused on North American projects, on Monday announced the signing of a 25-year, 150-megawatt power purchase agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E), a unit of Sempra Energy.

The Department of Energy announced that it will support three First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) photovoltaic (PV) solar installations in California with a combined US$4.5 billion in loan guarantees.

Sempra Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) is quickly moving towards the construction phase on a 150 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power project in Arizona.  THe U.S. Department of Ener

California will soon be home for two new concentrating solar power (CSP) facilities. The United States Department of Energy has awarded conditional loan guarantees to both Abengoa Solar, Inc. and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to support the development and construction of a combined 500 MW of solar power.

Located in California's Imperial Valley, Vessey and Company, Inc. began as a small farming venture growing and shipping iceberg lettuce. Now the 10,000 acre operation is an Imperial Valley powerhouse producing and shipping 25 different types of fruits and vegetables.