Dive Summary:

• As part of its 2GW pipeline plan, utility-scale developer 8minutenergy has secured permits for three projects in the desert stretches of California's Imperial Valley that will total 275MW.
• The three solar arrays will cover 1,700 acres of "low-productivity farmland" and generate electricity for about 100,000 California homes.
• The projects - titled 70MW Calipatria, 50MW Midway 1, and 155MW Midway 2 - are all expected to be completed in 2013 or 2014.

From the article:

The 70MW Calipatria, 50MW Midway 1 and 155MW Midway 2 projects are all slated for completion in 2013 or 2014.

They have already undergone detailed environmental impact reports and signed interconnection agreements with the local authority last year.