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NRG Solar Cuts Ribbon on Alpine Solar Generating Facility
—Event Celebrates Completion of the Largest Operating Photovoltaic
Facility in
Currently the largest fully operational solar facility in
The 66 megawatt (AC) Alpine solar photovoltaic facility, which started
commercial operations earlier
this year, is currently the largest fully operational solar plant in
“The opening of Alpine marks a dramatic shift in the way energy is
generated in California,” said
Located in northern
Alpine is one of eight large-scale photovoltaic solar facilities owned
by NRG that currently produces clean solar power for thousands of homes
and businesses in three states. The other seven completed or partially
completed plants are
About NRG and NRG Solar
NRG is at the forefront of changing how people think about and use
energy. We deliver cleaner and smarter energy choices for our customers,
backed by the nation’s largest independent power generation portfolio of
fossil fuel, nuclear, solar and wind facilities. A Fortune 300 company,
NRG is challenging the U.S. energy industry by becoming the largest
developer of solar power, building the first privately-funded electric
vehicle charging infrastructure, and providing customers with the most
advanced smart energy solutions to better manage their energy use. In
addition to 47,000 megawatts of generation capacity, enough to supply
nearly 40 million homes, our retail electricity providers – Reliant,
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of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and include
NRG’s expectations regarding the Company’s Alpine solar project and
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words such as “will,” “expect,” “believe,” and similar terms. Although
NRG believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no
assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and
actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated above include,
among others, general economic conditions, hazards customary in the
power industry, competition in wholesale power markets, the volatility
of energy and fuel prices, failure of customers to perform under
contracts, changes in the wholesale power markets, changes in government
regulation of markets and of environmental emissions, and our ability to
achieve the expected benefits and timing of our solar projects. NRG
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statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
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results to differ materially from those contemplated in the
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considered in connection with information regarding risks and
uncertainties that may affect NRG’s future results included in NRG’s
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