NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG), the largest U.S. independent power producer, started commercial operations at a 26-megawatt solar energy facility in Southern California that's providing electricity to Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE).
The Borrego I project in Borrego Springs is providing power to Sempra's San Diego Gas & Electric utility under a 25-year contract, Princeton, N.J.-based NRG said Tuesday in a statement. The project cost wasn't disclosed.