# Silver State Solar Power South

CAISO Solar Photovoltaic · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/silver-state-solar-power-south

Silver State Solar Power South is a solar power facility with 260.1 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Clark County, Nevada, registered as EIA Plant ID 58644. Silver State Solar Power South, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Project filings list 3,400,000 solar panels for the facility. on November 1, 2013. Commercial operation began on May 31, 2017.

## Key facts

- Technology: Solar Photovoltaic
- Power capacity: 260.09999999999997 MW
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: CAISO
- Balancing authority: California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
- Substation: Ivanpah Substation
- Point of interconnection: Ivanpah Substation
- Transmission owner: Southern California Edison Company
- Interconnection voltage: 220 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: nexteraenergyresources.com — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"58644","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"CAISO","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"502","system":"CAISO queue number"},{"value":"SILVER STATE SOUTH SOLAR PROJECT (FKA SILVER STATE SOLAR II)","system":"CAISO queue project name"},{"value":"E-4438; Advice Letter 2581-E","system":"California Public Utilities Commission"}] — Public Queue Report · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"58644","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"CAISO","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"502","system":"CAISO queue number"},{"value":"SILVER STATE SOUTH SOLAR PROJECT (FKA SILVER STATE SOLAR II)","system":"CAISO queue project name"},{"value":"E-4438; Advice Letter 2581-E","system":"California Public Utilities Commission"}] — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: medium
- Official project url: https://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/2016-12-08-First-Solar-NextEra-Energy-Resources-celebrate-commissioning-of-Silver-State-South-Solar-Energy-Center?l=12 — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: high
- Owner name: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Description: Silver State Solar Power South is a solar photovoltaic plant in Clark County, Nevada, with 260.1 MW of nameplate capacity across eight generating units. Also known as Silver State South, the facility was commissioned in 2016 and uses First Solar thin-film photovoltaic panels on single-axis trackers. NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates the solar energy center, with power sold to Southern California Edison under a long-term power purchase agreement. — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"},{"relationship":"Registered project entity and original PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Developer, EPC contractor, and PV technology provider","name":"First Solar, Inc.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"},{"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","official_url":null}] — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.1: {"value":"CAISO","system":"ISO/RTO"} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Identifiers.2: {"value":"502","system":"CAISO queue number"} — Public Queue Report · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.3: {"value":"SILVER STATE SOUTH SOLAR PROJECT (FKA SILVER STATE SOLAR II)","system":"CAISO queue project name"} — Public Queue Report · confidence: medium
- Parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"} — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Parties.1: {"relationship":"Registered project entity and original PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","official_url":null} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"} — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: high
- Parties.4: {"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","official_url":null} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Interconnection: Ivanpah Substation, in the CAISO balancing authority area — Source · confidence: medium
- Site acres: 3000 — Source · confidence: high
- Unit configuration: Eight solar photovoltaic generating units totaling 260.1 MW nameplate, using First Solar thin-film PV modules on single-axis trackers — Source · confidence: medium
- Unit configuration: Eight solar photovoltaic generating units totaling 260.1 MW nameplate, using First Solar thin-film PV modules on single-axis trackers — Source · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Silver State South is a 250 MW AC photovoltaic facility constructed by First Solar. The completed center features more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film PV panels on single-axis trackers. Documented project infrastructure includes underground DC cabling and combiner boxes, weather stations, PCS containing DC-to-AC inverters and medium-voltage step-up transformers, an underground and overhead 34.5 kV collection system, substations with 34.5 kV-to-230/220 kV transformers, breakers, buswork and protective relaying, transmission lines, a switchyard, operations and maintenance building, access and maintenance roads, security fencing, groundwater wells, and fiber-optic/SCADA communications. — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Silver State South is a 250 MW AC photovoltaic facility constructed by First Solar. The completed center features more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film PV panels on single-axis trackers. Documented project infrastructure includes underground DC cabling and combiner boxes, weather stations, PCS containing DC-to-AC inverters and medium-voltage step-up transformers, an underground and overhead 34.5 kV collection system, substations with 34.5 kV-to-230/220 kV transformers, breakers, buswork and protective relaying, transmission lines, a switchyard, operations and maintenance building, access and maintenance roads, security fencing, groundwater wells, and fiber-optic/SCADA communications. — DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Silver State South is a 250 MW AC photovoltaic facility constructed by First Solar. The completed center features more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film PV panels on single-axis trackers. Documented project infrastructure includes underground DC cabling and combiner boxes, weather stations, PCS containing DC-to-AC inverters and medium-voltage step-up transformers, an underground and overhead 34.5 kV collection system, substations with 34.5 kV-to-230/220 kV transformers, breakers, buswork and protective relaying, transmission lines, a switchyard, operations and maintenance building, access and maintenance roads, security fencing, groundwater wells, and fiber-optic/SCADA communications. — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6 — First Solar: Leading global provider of comprehensive PV... · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6 — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Product family: First Solar thin-film photovoltaic modules — First Solar Sells 250MW Silver State South Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources - November 1, 2013 · confidence: high
- Construction scope: Silver State South is a 250 MW AC photovoltaic facility constructed by First Solar. The completed center features more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film PV panels on single-axis trackers. Documented project infrastructure includes underground DC cabling and combiner boxes, weather stations, PCS containing DC-to-AC inverters and medium-voltage step-up transformers, an underground and overhead 34.5 kV collection system, substations with 34.5 kV-to-230/220 kV transformers, breakers, buswork and protective relaying, transmission lines, a switchyard, operations and maintenance building, access and maintenance roads, security fencing, groundwater wells, and fiber-optic/SCADA communications. — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Silver State South is a 250 MW AC photovoltaic facility constructed by First Solar. The completed center features more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film PV panels on single-axis trackers. Documented project infrastructure includes underground DC cabling and combiner boxes, weather stations, PCS containing DC-to-AC inverters and medium-voltage step-up transformers, an underground and overhead 34.5 kV collection system, substations with 34.5 kV-to-230/220 kV transformers, breakers, buswork and protective relaying, transmission lines, a switchyard, operations and maintenance building, access and maintenance roads, security fencing, groundwater wells, and fiber-optic/SCADA communications. — DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6 — Series 6 Family · confidence: medium
- Manufacturer domain: firstsolar.com — Source · confidence: high
- Product family: First Solar thin-film photovoltaic modules — First Solar Sells 250MW Silver State South Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources - November 1, 2013 · confidence: high
- Description: Silver State Solar Power South is an operational solar photovoltaic plant in Clark County, Nevada, with eight generators totaling 260.1 MW of nameplate capacity in operating records; project releases describe the facility as 250 MW AC. It uses more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film photovoltaic panels mounted on single-axis trackers. A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates the facility, with its output sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement. First Solar developed and designed the project, provided EPC services and modules, and sold the project to a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary in May 2014; construction began in September 2014 and commissioning was celebrated in December 2016. — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- Description: Silver State Solar Power South is an operational solar photovoltaic plant in Clark County, Nevada, with eight generators totaling 260.1 MW of nameplate capacity in operating records; project releases describe the facility as 250 MW AC. It uses more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film photovoltaic panels mounted on single-axis trackers. A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates the facility, with its output sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement. First Solar developed and designed the project, provided EPC services and modules, and sold the project to a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary in May 2014; construction began in September 2014 and commissioning was celebrated in December 2016. — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: medium
- Description: Silver State Solar Power South is an operational solar photovoltaic plant in Clark County, Nevada, with eight generators totaling 260.1 MW of nameplate capacity in operating records; project releases describe the facility as 250 MW AC. It uses more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film photovoltaic panels mounted on single-axis trackers. A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates the facility, with its output sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement. First Solar developed and designed the project, provided EPC services and modules, and sold the project to a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary in May 2014; construction began in September 2014 and commissioning was celebrated in December 2016. — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Operating records list 260.1 MW across eight generators, while project and regulatory materials describe Silver State South as a 250 MW AC or 250 MW project; these figures should not be treated as interchangeable.","The December 8, 2016 commissioning announcement and the May 31, 2017 CPUC contractual commercial-operation date represent different milestones.","The November 2013 sale announcement and May 2014 closing both state that transaction terms were not disclosed; no acquisition consideration is included. The operating record shows eight operational and no planned units, and no expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone was identified in the reviewed history."] — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Operating records list 260.1 MW across eight generators, while project and regulatory materials describe Silver State South as a 250 MW AC or 250 MW project; these figures should not be treated as interchangeable.","The December 8, 2016 commissioning announcement and the May 31, 2017 CPUC contractual commercial-operation date represent different milestones.","The November 2013 sale announcement and May 2014 closing both state that transaction terms were not disclosed; no acquisition consideration is included. The operating record shows eight operational and no planned units, and no expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone was identified in the reviewed history."] — First Solar Sells 250MW Silver State South Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources - November 1, 2013 · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","detail":"A subsidiary acquired the project from First Solar in May 2014 and was identified as the owner and operator at construction and commissioning.","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"},{"relationship":"Registered project entity and PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","detail":"Project borrower, operating entity and counterparty that sold the project's contracted renewable energy to Southern California Edison.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Developer, seller, EPC contractor and PV technology provider","name":"First Solar, Inc.","detail":"Developed and designed Silver State South, agreed to sell it to NextEra, provided EPC services and supplied the thin-film photovoltaic modules.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","detail":"Purchased the project's output under a 20-year power purchase agreement approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"},{"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","detail":"Originally developed the project and submitted its first bid into SCE's 2009 renewable portfolio standard solicitation before First Solar acquired the project.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Announced minority-interest acquirer","name":"NextEra Energy Partners, LP","detail":"Announced in March 2019 that it expected to acquire a 49.99% interest in Silver State South as part of a broader portfolio transaction; the announcement also referenced recapitalization of existing project debt.","official_url":"https://www.xplrinfrastructure.com/"}] — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","detail":"A subsidiary acquired the project from First Solar in May 2014 and was identified as the owner and operator at construction and commissioning.","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"},{"relationship":"Registered project entity and PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","detail":"Project borrower, operating entity and counterparty that sold the project's contracted renewable energy to Southern California Edison.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Developer, seller, EPC contractor and PV technology provider","name":"First Solar, Inc.","detail":"Developed and designed Silver State South, agreed to sell it to NextEra, provided EPC services and supplied the thin-film photovoltaic modules.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","detail":"Purchased the project's output under a 20-year power purchase agreement approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"},{"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","detail":"Originally developed the project and submitted its first bid into SCE's 2009 renewable portfolio standard solicitation before First Solar acquired the project.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Announced minority-interest acquirer","name":"NextEra Energy Partners, LP","detail":"Announced in March 2019 that it expected to acquire a 49.99% interest in Silver State South as part of a broader portfolio transaction; the announcement also referenced recapitalization of existing project debt.","official_url":"https://www.xplrinfrastructure.com/"}] — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","detail":"A subsidiary acquired the project from First Solar in May 2014 and was identified as the owner and operator at construction and commissioning.","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"},{"relationship":"Registered project entity and PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","detail":"Project borrower, operating entity and counterparty that sold the project's contracted renewable energy to Southern California Edison.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Developer, seller, EPC contractor and PV technology provider","name":"First Solar, Inc.","detail":"Developed and designed Silver State South, agreed to sell it to NextEra, provided EPC services and supplied the thin-film photovoltaic modules.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","detail":"Purchased the project's output under a 20-year power purchase agreement approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"},{"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","detail":"Originally developed the project and submitted its first bid into SCE's 2009 renewable portfolio standard solicitation before First Solar acquired the project.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Announced minority-interest acquirer","name":"NextEra Energy Partners, LP","detail":"Announced in March 2019 that it expected to acquire a 49.99% interest in Silver State South as part of a broader portfolio transaction; the announcement also referenced recapitalization of existing project debt.","official_url":"https://www.xplrinfrastructure.com/"}] — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","detail":"A subsidiary acquired the project from First Solar in May 2014 and was identified as the owner and operator at construction and commissioning.","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"},{"relationship":"Registered project entity and PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","detail":"Project borrower, operating entity and counterparty that sold the project's contracted renewable energy to Southern California Edison.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Developer, seller, EPC contractor and PV technology provider","name":"First Solar, Inc.","detail":"Developed and designed Silver State South, agreed to sell it to NextEra, provided EPC services and supplied the thin-film photovoltaic modules.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","detail":"Purchased the project's output under a 20-year power purchase agreement approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"},{"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","detail":"Originally developed the project and submitted its first bid into SCE's 2009 renewable portfolio standard solicitation before First Solar acquired the project.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Announced minority-interest acquirer","name":"NextEra Energy Partners, LP","detail":"Announced in March 2019 that it expected to acquire a 49.99% interest in Silver State South as part of a broader portfolio transaction; the announcement also referenced recapitalization of existing project debt.","official_url":"https://www.xplrinfrastructure.com/"}] — First Solar Sells 250MW Silver State South Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources - November 1, 2013 · confidence: medium
- Timeline.0: {"event":"Original development and RPS bid","date":"2009","detail":"NextLight Renewable Power was identified as the original project developer and first bid the 250 MW project into SCE's 2009 renewable portfolio standard solicitation; the bid was not selected because it was not competitively priced."} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Timeline.1: {"event":"PPA execution","date":"2011-02","detail":"Southern California Edison and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC executed the project's bilateral renewable-energy power purchase agreement."} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Timeline.2: {"event":"Sale agreement announced","date":"2013-11","detail":"First Solar announced an agreement to sell the 250 MW AC Silver State South project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources. The announcement said the deal was expected to close in early 2014 and that its terms were not disclosed."} — First Solar Sells 250MW Silver State South Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources - November 1, 2013 · confidence: high
- Timeline.3: {"event":"Acquisition completed","date":"2014-05","detail":"First Solar announced completion of the sale to a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary on May 27, 2014. First Solar remained responsible for development and EPC services; the sale consideration was not disclosed."} — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: high
- Timeline.4: {"event":"Construction began","date":"2014-09-03","detail":"NextEra Energy Resources, Southern California Edison and First Solar broke ground on the 250 MW Silver State South Solar Project in Primm, Nevada. A NextEra subsidiary was identified as owner and operator, and First Solar as builder."} — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: high
- Timeline.6: {"event":"Commissioning celebrated","date":"2016-12-08","detail":"NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar announced commissioning of the 250 MW AC Silver State South Solar Energy Center. The facility was described as having more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film panels on single-axis trackers."} — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: high
- Timeline.7: {"event":"Contractual commercial-operation date","date":"2017-05-31","detail":"The CPUC-approved SCE PPA specified a May 31, 2017 commercial-operation date, a 20-year term and approximately 613 GWh of annual Category 1 renewable-energy deliveries."} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"NextEra Energy Resources, LLC","detail":"A subsidiary acquired the project from First Solar in May 2014 and was identified as the owner and operator at construction and commissioning.","official_url":"https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/"} — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.1: {"relationship":"Registered project entity and PPA seller","name":"Silver State Solar Power South, LLC","detail":"Project borrower, operating entity and counterparty that sold the project's contracted renewable energy to Southern California Edison.","official_url":null} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.2: {"relationship":"Developer, seller, EPC contractor and PV technology provider","name":"First Solar, Inc.","detail":"Developed and designed Silver State South, agreed to sell it to NextEra, provided EPC services and supplied the thin-film photovoltaic modules.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"} — NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Offtaker and PPA counterparty","name":"Southern California Edison Company","detail":"Purchased the project's output under a 20-year power purchase agreement approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.4: {"relationship":"Original project developer","name":"NextLight Renewable Power","detail":"Originally developed the project and submitted its first bid into SCE's 2009 renewable portfolio standard solicitation before First Solar acquired the project.","official_url":null} — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high
- Quality notes.1: The December 8, 2016 commissioning announcement and the May 31, 2017 CPUC contractual commercial-operation date represent different milestones. — First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 · confidence: high
- Quality notes.1: The December 8, 2016 commissioning announcement and the May 31, 2017 CPUC contractual commercial-operation date represent different milestones. — E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) · confidence: high

## Timeline

- 2013-11 — Sale agreement announced
  First Solar announced an agreement to sell the 250 MW AC Silver State South project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources. The announcement said the deal was expected to close in early 2014 and that its terms were not disclosed.
  Source: First Solar Sells 250MW Silver State South Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources - November 1, 2013 (https://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/2013-11-01-First-Solar-Sells-250MW-Silver-State-South-Project-to-a-subsidiary-of-NextEra-Energy-Resources?l=12)
- 2014-05 — Acquisition completed
  First Solar announced completion of the sale to a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary on May 27, 2014. First Solar remained responsible for development and EPC services; the sale consideration was not disclosed.
  Source: NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases (https://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/First-Solar-Completes-Sale-of-250MW-Silver-State-South-to-NextEra-Energy-Resources?l=12)
- 2014-09-03 — Construction began
  NextEra Energy Resources, Southern California Edison and First Solar broke ground on the 250 MW Silver State South Solar Project in Primm, Nevada. A NextEra subsidiary was identified as owner and operator, and First Solar as builder.
  Source: NextEra Energy Newsroom - News Releases (https://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/Construction-Begins-On-250MW-Silver-State-South-Solar-Project-In-Primm-Nevada?l=12)
- 2015-05-14 — Project financing closed
  Silver State Solar Power South, LLC entered into the limited-recourse construction and term-loan and letter-of-credit facilities, while Silver State South Solar, LLC entered into cash-grant bridge-loan facilities. The borrower drew $255 million of term loans at closing.
  Source: - (https://www.floridapsc.com/library/filings/2015/03310-2015/03310-2015.pdf)
- 2016-12-08 — Commissioning celebrated
  NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar announced commissioning of the 250 MW AC Silver State South Solar Energy Center. The facility was described as having more than 3.4 million First Solar thin-film panels on single-axis trackers.
  Source: First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center - Dec 8, 2016 (https://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/2016-12-08-First-Solar-NextEra-Energy-Resources-celebrate-commissioning-of-Silver-State-South-Solar-Energy-Center?l=12)
- 2017-05-31 — Contractual commercial-operation date
  The CPUC-approved SCE PPA specified a May 31, 2017 commercial-operation date, a 20-year term and approximately 613 GWh of annual Category 1 renewable-energy deliveries.
  Source: E-4438 Final Redacted Resolution (This approves cost recovery for the long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement between SCE and Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc) (https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/PUBLISHED/FINAL_RESOLUTION/159176.htm)

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- [Eldorado-Ivanpah Transmission Project](https://www.sce.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/1007_EITPFactSheet.pdf) — sce.com · tier other

## Data quality

- Operating records list 260.1 MW across eight generators, while project and regulatory materials describe Silver State South as a 250 MW AC or 250 MW project; these figures should not be treated as interchangeable. The December 8, 2016 commissioning announcement and the May 31, 2017 CPUC contractual commercial-operation date represent different milestones. The November 2013 sale announcement and May 2014 closing both state that transaction terms were not disclosed; no acquisition consideration is included. The operating record shows eight operational and no planned units, and no expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone was identified in the reviewed history.

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