First Solar's Green Plant Will Create 250 Jobs in Los Angeles County

Today, First Solar has announced its partnership with NRG Energy company, in order to build, operate and maintain an Alpine solar project designed to provide up to 66 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to the inhabitants of Lancaster, California.

The company's officials declared that the green energy obtained will be sold under a contract established for the next twenty years, signed with the Pacific Gas.

This purchase agreement reflects the fact that the two enterprises will join forces to respond in an efficient manner to the great earth-friendly energy demand on the Californian market.

First solar says that the opening of this new facility will create about 250 construction jobs for the people in Los Angeles County, giving a significant boost to the local economy.

If things go according to plan, the new plant will start being built by the end of the year and will be showcased in 2012.

Manufacturers will apply the benefits of First Solar's thin photovoltaic panels (PV) while constructing the power plant which will support the energy needs of approximately 25,000 average households.

Taking into consideration the fact that the entire project will rely on the eco-friendly advantages of solar power, the companies involved in this ambitious project estimate that their actions will stop 1.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from reaching the atmosphere, throughout the next 20 years.

Authorities would come up with a similar result after taking 15,000 cars of the road every single year. An action which would certainly increase the air quality in that area.

“First Solar is excited to be working again with NRG.Our experience developing and building out our 2.7 gigawatt North American pipeline of utility-scale PV projects enables us to get our customers' projects rapidly completed and connected to the grid,” said Jim Lamon, First Solar senior vice president for EPC and O&M.