First Solar (FSLR +3.3%) has sold its 139MW Campo Verde solar plant project (located in Imperial...

First Solar (FSLR +3.3%) has sold its 139MW Campo Verde solar plant project (located in Imperial County, CA) to a Southern Company (SO +0.1%) subsidiary and Turner Renewable Energy for an undisclosed sum. First Solar will finish building Campo Verde, which is expected to begin commercial operation this fall, and will operate/maintain the plant for 10 years. The news comes 8 months after First Solar announced it would develop the project. (PR)