ATLANTA, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southern Company (NYSE: SO) Chairman, President and CEO David M. Ratcliffe and Turner Renewable Energy founder Ted Turner today announced that the companies have acquired and will bring online one of the nation’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. The 30 megawatt project, the first to result from the partnership forged by Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy in January, will supply power to approximately 9,000 homes.
The project was acquired from and will be built by Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar, Inc., (Nasdaq: FSLR) the world’s largest manufacturer of thin film solar modules.
“Expanding the role renewables play in our energy mix is a priority for Southern Company,” said Ratcliffe. “Renewables, along with new nuclear, increased energy efficiency, cleaner coal technology and additional natural gas, all will be crucial to meeting this nation’s growing energy demand.”
