Cisco Signs Solar Energy Deal for San Jose Headquarters with NRG
July 2015 - With the goal of using renewable sources for at least 25 percent of its electricity needs by 2017, Cisco System, Inc. has agreed to purchase the energy output from a solar farm that NRG Renew will build on 153 acres in Blythe, California near the California-Arizona border. NRG Renew will develop a 20-megawatt (MW) solar energy facility that will deliver energy to Cisco's San Jose headquarters under a 20-year power purchase agreement. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2016.
News Release - NRG Renew to Develop 20MW Solar Energy Facility for Cisco