Blythe Solar Project

Blythe, California, USA

Blythe Solar Project

Project OVERVIEW


Developed, engineered, and constructed by First Solar, the Blythe Solar Project includes 350,000 modules manufactured with First Solar’s advanced thin film semiconductor technology. One of the first utility-scale PV projects in the United States and the largest in California, the facility serves the needs of approximately 6,000 local homes. First Solar will monitor and maintain the facility over its lifetime, and Southern California Edison is contracted to purchase its electricity output for 20 years.

Project Details

21MW (AC)
Blythe, California, USA
Commissioned: December, 2009

Developer

First Solar, Inc.

Owner

NRG Energy, Inc.

PPA

Southern California Edison

Project Resources

Blythe Datasheet