WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - NRG Energy (NRG) said that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company will acquire a 49% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy. The company said that the 290-megawatt solar photovoltaic or PV project in Yuma County, Ariz., will generate enough electricity to offset about 5.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 25 years.
The $1.8 billion project, which is being constructed by First Solar and expected to be complete by 2014, is supported by a $967 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy and a long-term power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric for all of the project's generation.
The deal is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including U.S. Department of Energy approval.
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