BLYTHE SOLAR PROJECT
PROJECT OVERVIEW

Project Overview

NRG Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, started commercial operation in December 2009 for a 21 megawatt (MW) solar project in Blythe, located in Riverside County in southeastern California. Clean electricity generated by the facility is being sold to Southern California Edison (SCE) under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

The Blythe Solar Project can provide enough energy at full capacity to serve the needs of about 17,000 homes. It is the first large-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar project built in California since 1990. The solar array consists of approximately 350,000, 2' x 4' thin film PV panels, specifically designed to deliver clean, affordable, sustainable solar electricity on a large scale. This advanced technology produces energy even in low light conditions (dawn, dusk, cloudy days) and in high temperatures.

This project demonstrates leadership for California in the large-scale solar market, providing the lowest-cost solar energy available and generating Renewable Energy Credits for the State. The Blythe Solar Project displaces over 12,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the equivalent of taking 2,200 cars off the road.

The Blythe facility represents the vanguard of NRG Solar's strategy to develop, construct, finance and operate a multi-technology portfolio of solar power assets in North America. Altogether, NRG Solar has more than 2,000 MW of solar projects under development or in construction across the southwestern United States.

Project Benefits

• Created approximately 175 jobs during construction
• Used locally sourced materials to the greatest extent possible
• Sited on primarily abandoned and unmaintained land
• No water use during normal operation
• Low visual profile
• Virtually silent operation
• Displaces over 12,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the equivalent of taking 2,200 cars off the road

For more information, view the project fact sheet.

For more information, contact:

	NRG Solar 5790 Fleet Street, Suite 200 Carlsbad, CA 92008 760.710.2140 www.nrgsolarenergy.com	Development: Randy Hickok 760.710.2210 randall.hickok@nrgenergy.com	Media: Lori Neuman 609.524.4525 lori.neuman@nrgenergy.com