First Solar indicators PPA with Dow Inc

• Dow Inc. is set to get 75% of the annual generation from First Solar's upcoming 200 MW Horizon Solar project in Frio County, Texas, under a 15-year power agreement.

First Solar has involved terms with Dow Inc. on a power contract for 75% of the annual electrical energy generation at First Solar's upcoming 200 MW Horizon Solar project in Frio County, Texas.

The contract is for 15 years and the power produced by the project will assist to minimize discharges from Dow's Gulf Coast procedures. These procedures consist of the business's facilities in Texas-- home to the largest petrochemical site in the western hemisphere.

While a schedule for the project's building has actually not yet been made available, First Solar has said that the project will certainly be making use of the business's Series 6 panels. The panels will include Dow's ENGAGE PV Polyolefin Elastomers, which are encapsulant films used to boost the component's performance as well as performance.

Dow claims that the Elastomer can boost power generation, enhance resistance to potential induced degradation and decrease the levelized cost of power, as well as total system costs.