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First Solar Gets $4.5B DoE Loan
The U.S. Department of Energy has offered conditional loan guarantees worth $4.5 billion to First Solar.
TheU.S. Department of Energy(DoE) has offeredconditional loan guarantees worth $4.5 billion toFirst Solar,The Wall Street Journalreports. The loan will finance three renewable energy projects in California, lifting the company’s shares by 7%, addsReuters.
The government’s conditional offer drew funds from the stimulus-funded loan guarantee program, which expires on Sept. 30 and currently has less than 25% of its funds remaining. Taxpayers will cover nearly 80% of the borrower’s obligation in the event of a default, as per the offered loan guarantee. The three are likely to be fully online by 2015.
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