Comments on: OptiSolar Hawks Its Crown Jewels to First Solar

By: Developer Ditches PG&E Solar Project

Developer Ditches PG&E Solar Project — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:50:54 +0000

[...] geyser-fueled geothermal power plant located about 75 miles north of San Francisco. OptiSolar also sold its massive solar project and PG&E contract to thin film solar darling First Solar, which still plans to complete the [...]

By: First Solar Signs on PG&E for 300MW of Desert Sunlight Project

First Solar Signs on PG&E for 300MW of Desert Sunlight Project — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:51:27 +0000

[...] and turning their focus to different markets. Last year, two startups that had deals with PG&E (Optisolar and Ausra) ended up selling off planned projects to First Solar. Ausra was sold to French nuclear [...]

By: PG&E To Own More Clean Power — This Time It’s Wind

PG&E To Own More Clean Power — This Time It’s Wind — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:26 +0000

[...] that are building these clean power projects can also be risky. Take PV solar maker OptiSolar, which sold off to First Solar a coveted 550 MW solar project that was supposed to supply PG&E with solar [...]

By: First Solar Buys Ausra Solar Project; PG&E Power Purchase Deal Is Off

First Solar Buys Ausra Solar Project; PG&E Power Purchase Deal Is Off — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:07:51 +0000

[...] “withdrawn.” Today’s announcement comes just over seven months after First Solar acquired the crown jewels — the whole project pipeline, including the massive 550MW Topaz Solar Farms planned for [...]

By: First Solar to Build World’s Largest PV Solar Farm for Chinese Government

First Solar to Build World’s Largest PV Solar Farm for Chinese Government — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:14:39 +0000

[...] desert. That’s a world record: the PV plant that First Solar is building for PG&E (bought from OptiSolar), and previously topped the list, will deliver the equivalent of 550 [...]

By: CHART: First Solar Ramps Up US Utility Deals « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:12:18 +0000

[...] First Solar snapped up shuttered OptiSolar’s pipeline of solar projects with western U.S. utilities, it bought itself over a gigawatt worth of [...]

By: First Solar Scores Yet Another Cali Utility Deal: 550 MW for SCE « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:11:13 +0000

[...] far as photovoltaic solar projects go, these are biggies. Together they will have about the same generating capacity as the massive Topaz project, which First Solar snapped up from ailing OptiSolar and is now building to sell clean power to [...]

By: CHART: First Solar Ramps Up US Utility Deals

CHART: First Solar Ramps Up US Utility Deals — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:02:00 +0000

[...] First Solar snapped up shuttered OptiSolar’s pipeline of solar projects with western U.S. utilities, it bought itself over a gigawatt worth of [...]

By: First Solar Scores Yet Another Cali Utility Deal: 550 MW for SCE

First Solar Scores Yet Another Cali Utility Deal: 550 MW for SCE — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:56:18 +0000

By: Energy Conversion Looks for Revenue in Solar Project Development

Energy Conversion Looks for Revenue in Solar Project Development — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:31:34 +0000

[...] jumped into the project development business as well. In March, the Tempe, Ariz., firm agreed to buy the photovoltaic project pipeline of OptiSolar, including a 550 MW project to supply electric utility Pacific Gas & Electric with [...]