Southern Company subsidiary and Turner Renewable Energy strengthen renewable
portfolio by closing on second California solar plant
ATLANTA – Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power, in partnership with Turner Renewable Energy, has
announced the official acquisition of the partnership’s second California solar installation. The agreement to acquire
the Adobe Solar Facility, a 20-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) installation in Kern County, Calif., was
closed upon successful completion of construction. The facility represents the partnership’s sixth solar project and is
expected to begin commercial operation in May. The partnership’s first solar facility in California – the 139-MW
Campo Verde Solar Facility – entered service in October 2013.
“Southern Company is committed to pursuing renewables to help build America’s energy future, and solar is an
important component of that effort,” said Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning.
“The acquisition of the Adobe Solar Facility – our second solar installation in California – builds on our
development of the full portfolio of energy resources for the benefit of customers.”
The Adobe Solar Facility was built and will be operated and maintained by SunEdison, a leading global solar
technology manufacturer and provider of solar technology and solar energy services. Construction of the project
began in the fall of 2013, and an agreement to acquire the facility was announced in November 2013.
Ted Turner, owner of Turner Renewable Energy, teamed with Southern Company through a subsidiary in January
2010 to form a strategic alliance to pursue development of renewable energy projects in the United States. The
partnership has primarily focused on developing and investing in solar PV projects where solar resources are most
favorable.
