The largest solar power plant in Arizona is to be established by the Salt River Project (SRP) and Iberdrola Renewables. Iberdrola will be responsible for the design and construction of the facility, while SRP will be taking care of approvals. Completion of the project is scheduled for 2011.

The initial proposal for the purchase of the plant's output will be presented by SRP's management in December – it will have an approximate 20 to 25 year time frame.

Mark Bonsall, SRP's associate general manager for Commercial and Customer Services said, "We are actively pursuing this project because it is not only good for SRP, but it is good for our customers and for the environment. We want to be in a position to offer our customers a new, lower-cost solar energy option by giving them the opportunity to purchase the green power directly from this solar facility. SRP will utilize whatever output may not be subscribed by our customers, if any."

[Via: PV-tech.org]