Dive Summary:

• NRG Energy and SunPower Corp. energized the first 22 MW of the California Valley Solar Ranch, which has been under construction since September of 2011.
• The project is a central-station solar plant and has created about 350 jobs; it is expected to add $315 million into the local economy over its two-year construction period.
• NRG is the sole owner of the SunPower-developed project, and the entire solar ranch should be completed by December of 2013.

From the article:

NRG Energy and SunPower Corp. energized the first 22 MW of the 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch being delivered to the electrical grid.

The project is a central-station photovoltaic solar plant. It has created about 350 jobs since construction started in September 2011, and is expected to inject $315 million into the local economy over its two-year construction period. NRG completed the acquisition of CVSR on September 30, 2011. ...