8minutenergy Celebrates Completion of 26 Megawatt Redwood 4 Solar Farm

First project to deliver clean energy to California residents through
PG&E’s Solar Choice Program

FOLSOM, Calif. & BAKERSFIELD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–8minutenergy Renewables, LLC (“8minutenergy”), the largest independent
solar developer in the U.S., today celebrated a ribbon-cutting event for
its 26 MW-dc (20 MW-ac) Redwood 4 Solar Farm located in Kern County,
California. Project construction
began in mid-September 2017, and the site was commissioned in
December of the same year.

Redwood 4 is the first operational project to serve as a dedicated
resource for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) Solar
Choice program, providing clean energy for California residents.
PG&E’s Solar Choice program offers Northern and Central California
residents and businesses the option to go solar without installing
panels by purchasing their electricity from solar energy generated from
projects such as this.

“We are proud to celebrate the completion of Redwood 4, and to help
deliver clean energy options to PG&E’s customers,” said Martin Hermann,
8minutenergy’s CEO and Founder. “8minutenergy’s heritage is in
California, and we are building some of the world’s largest solar farms
here. Today is another landmark achievement as we complete the final
installation in our 100 MW Redwood solar cluster.”

“Redwood 4 is a testament to our rigorous greenfield development
approach, and we are thrilled to have financed, constructed, and
completed the project in record time,” said 8minutenergy President and
Co-Founder, Tom Buttgenbach. “We thank all of our partners and team for
their hard work and support to reach this milestone.”

Swinerton Renewable Energy served as the engineering, procurement, and
construction (EPC) contractor for Redwood 4. REC Group supplied the
solar panels for the project, and NEXTracker provided their smart solar
tracking solution.

8minutenergy’s three other projects in the 100 MW Redwood solar cluster
have been operational since the end of 2015. The projects will have a
combined annual production capacity of over 200 million kilowatt hours
(kWh) once complete, enough energy for more than 30,390 homes, and will
reduce carbon emissions by more than 152,000 metric tons each year.
8minutenergy is maintaining their ownership of Redwood 4.

About 8minutenergy Renewables, LLC

Founded in 2009, 8minutenergy Renewables is the nation’s largest
independent developer of solar PV and storage projects. To date,
8minutenergy has 7.5 GW of PV and 1 GW of storage under development in
North America, operates 700+ MW in solar assets, and been awarded more
than 1.5 GW in power purchase agreements. The company is developing some
of the largest solar plants in the world, including the 800 MW Mount
Signal farm in California. 8minutenergy has an unmatched ability to
produce affordable clean energy, and to deliver strong financial returns
on utility-scale solar and storage projects. For more information,
please visit www.8minutenergy.com.

Contacts

8minutenergy Renewables, LLC
Helena Kimball, 415-706-3769
[email protected]