NextEra unit seeks EWG status for 20-MW Nevada solar project

September 23, 2013 Barry Cassell Generation

Mountain View Solar LLC on Sept. 20 filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory commission a notice of self-certification of its status as an exempt wholesale generator (EWG) for its 20-MW solar project in Nevada.

The company is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, which is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE).

Mountain View will own and operate a photovoltaic solar facility with a nameplate capacity of approximately 20 MW. The facility is located on a site in Clark County, Nev., and will operate within the Nevada Power d/b/a NV Energy balancing authority area, and will interconnect to NV Energy’s breaker #3606 bus work inside of the existing Gypsum 138 kV Substation. Mountain View Solar will own a 138 kV interconnection tie line, along with other interconnection-related facilities.

The contact information for the company is:  Mountain View Solar LLC, 700 Universe Blvd.,  Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420.

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Barry Cassell is Chief Analyst for GenerationHub covering coal and emission controls issues, projects and policy. He has covered the coal and power generation industry for more than 24 years, beginning in November 2011 at GenerationHub and prior to that as editor of SNL Energy’s Coal Report. He was formerly with Coal Outlook for 15 years as the publication’s editor and contributing writer, and prior to that he was editor of Coal & Synfuels Technology and associate editor of The Energy Report. He has a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University.