Delays in the permit change had held up funding of the Department of Energy-backed loan for the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch (AVSR) 1, which could have forced First Solar to repurchase the project from energy giant Exelon.
With a new deadline to resolve the issue of 24 February looming, First Solar announced today that the changes were approved and that Exelon and First Solar agreed to extend the deadline for funding to 6 April "to allow sufficient time for the initial funding to occur", the company says in a
