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February 17, 2010 – Vol.14 No.48 NV Energy and NextLight Renewable Power Sign 25-Year Power Purchase Agreement for Solar Project. The contract is for the purchase and sale of energy to be produced at NextLight’s 50 MW Silver State Solar Power photovoltaic facility near Primm, Nevada. Silver State is to be located on Bureau of Land Management land, and will interconnect at NV Energy’s Bighorn substation adjacent to the project site. Slated to commence construction as early as December 2010, the project will employ up to 230 workers during construction and is targeted for initial energy deliveries in May 2011. The Silver State Solar Power project is one of more than 41 proposed or existing renewable energy facilities that are benefiting NV Energy customers in Nevada. NV Energy currently has more than 1,200 megawatts of geothermal, solar, biomass, waste-heat recovery and wind energy under contract that are either in commercial operation or in the project development stage. The specific terms of the NextLight power purchase agreement were not disclosed. The long-term agreement stems from NV Energy’s 2009 Request for Proposals for renewable energy and requires approval by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
NV Energy, of Las Vegas, Nevada provides a wide range of energy services and products to approximately 2.4 million citizens of the state. NextLight Renewable Power,of San Francisco, California has eight photovoltaic projects totaling over 1,300 MW in advanced stages of development and 570 MW under contract with major Western utilities. (2/16/10)
Links: NextLight NV Energy
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--- SolarReserve Signs Power Purchase Contract with NV Energy for Concentrated Solar Power.
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