Number 12

Topaz Solar Farm / Desert Sunlight Solar Farm

California, USA

550 megawatts (MW)

Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is co-owned by NextEra Energy Resources, GE Energy Financial Services, and Sumitomo Corporation of America. The 550 MW project was built on land managed by the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is about six miles north of the community of Desert Center. Construction on the project began in September 2011. The solar array provides enough energy to serve about 160,000 average California homes, displacing approximately 300,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year.