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Item 1.01.     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 27, 2010, First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar”) agreed to acquire NextLight Renewable Power, LLC (“NextLight”) from Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among First Solar, Jefferson Merger Sub, LLC, a newly-formed indirect wholly owned subsidiary of First Solar (“Merger Sub”), NextLight, Energy Capital Partners I, LP, Energy Capital Partners I-A, LP, Energy Capital Partners I-B IP, LP, and Energy Capital Partners I (WD IP), LP.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the closing date of the acquisition, Merger Sub will merge with and into NextLight, with NextLight surviving as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of First Solar (the “Merger”). The aggregate purchase price for all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of NextLight is an amount in cash (the “Base Purchase Price”) equal to (i) $285,000,000 minus (ii) estimated closing date indebtedness plus (iii) estimated closing date cash minus (iv) estimated transaction expenses plus (v) estimated development and other expenses plus (vi) estimated prorated 2010 bonuses payable to certain NextLight employees, as adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement minus (vii) estimated closing date accounts payable and accrued liabilities above a specified threshold, as adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the Base Purchase Price, as so adjusted, the “Total Purchase Price”). In addition, the Merger Agreement provides for a $5,000,000 retention pool for the purpose of retaining the services of key NextLight employees. Bonuses under such retention pool are intended to retain the services of the recipients through, and shall be payable on, the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary of the closing date and (ii) the date of an eligible employee’s involuntary termination of employment after the closing date other than for cause or resignation for good reason after the closing date.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions including (i) the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (ii) the approval by the California Public Utility Commission of the power purchase agreement relating to one of the NextLight projects under development, and the expiration of all appeal periods with respect thereto, and (iii) certain other customary closing conditions.

The Merger Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, and the parties have agreed to certain customary covenants.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

First Solar is filing herewith a press release issued on April 28, 2010 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to announce entering into an agreement to acquire NextLight Renewable Power, LLC.

(d) Exhibits.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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