Australia's First Large-Scale Solar Project is Switched On by First Solar, GE

Solar power received a jolt of energy this morning as Australia's first large-scale photovoltaic solar project was officially switched on. Verve Energy, GE GE unit GE Energy Financial Services and First Solar, Inc. FSLR today opened the 10-megawatt Greenough River Solar Farm near Geraldton, Western Australia. Joined by WA Energy Minister Peter Collier, landholders, community members and contractors, the successful kick-off follows more than one year of planning, design, construction and testing. “Today, the community is celebrating Australia's renewable energy future, and this is only the beginning. The Western Australia community has developed a genuine appetite for renewable energy, and today we are 10 megawatts closer to a cleaner energy future,” said WA See full press release