GE Increases Stake in eSolar; New Brightsource Project Includes Energy Storage

Earlier this week, we reported on two massive solar projects that are approved to move forward in California's Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County, California: SunPower's 250 megawatt (MW) California Valley Solar Ranch and First Solar's 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm. The combined 800 MW solar plants will turn the Carrizo Plain into a major renewable energy hub, exceeding all of California's distributed solar. Sunpower (NASDAQ: SPWRA) and First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) have reached an agreement with Defenders of Wildlife, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Sierra Club which will allow the projects to move forward while protecting the area's wildlife. Over 9,000 acres will be added to the 17,000 acres of land required to be permanently protected and preserved, for a total of 40 square miles. 

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