Projects In Progress

Building the Future of Solar

Creating a Future of Sustainable Power Today


First Solar is changing the way the world is powered with the largest utility-scale PV power plants. Listed below are a sample of our projects currently in progress or under development.

Desert Sunlight Solar Farm

Playing a critical role towards California’s aggressive 2020 renewable energy initiatives, the 550MW (AC) Desert Sunlight Solar Farm will help establish Riverside County as a global solar leader.

Location: Desert Center, California, USA 
Customers: NextEra Energy Resources,
      GE Financial Services
Size: 550MW (AC)
Estimated completion date: 2015

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Topaz Solar Farm

Upon project completion in 2015, the 550MW (AC) Topaz Solar Farm will be the largest PV power plant in the world, providing energy to power 160,000 local homes, displacing 377,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

Location: San Luis Obispo County, California, USA 
Customer: MidAmerican Energy Holdings
Size: 550MW (AC)
Estimated completion date: 2015

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Agua Caliente Solar Project

Upon project completion in 2013, Agua Caliente Solar Project will become the world’s largest operational PV solar power plant.

Location: Yuma County, Arizona, USA 
Customers: NRG Energy, MidAmerican Energy Holdings
Size: 290MW (AC)
Estimated completion date: 2014

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AV Solar Ranch One 

Strategically located near Los Angeles, the 230MW (AC) AV Solar Ranch 1 utilizes existing area resources and land to reduce environmental impacts on the region.

Location: Los Angeles County, California, USA 
Customer: Exelon Corporation
Size: 230MW (AC)
Estimated completion date: 2013

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Silver State North Solar Project

This southern Nevada project will make solar power history by demonstrating the ability to strategically leverage existing transmission infrastructure in utility-scale solar power plant development.

Location: Clark Country, Nevada, USA 
Customer: Enbridge
Size: 50MW (AC)
Estimated completion date: May 2012

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Stateline Solar Farm

Located just minutes from the California/Nevada state border on 2,114 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Stateline Solar Farm will create about 400 construction jobs for the area and generate enough energy to power approximately 90,000 local homes.

Location: San Bernadino County, California, USA 
Size: 300MW (AC)
Estimated completion date: Q4 2016

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