The deal ends Switch’s months-long attempt to cut its partnership with NV Energy, in order to shift to 100% renewable sources.
In November 2014, the company filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Nevada seeking approval to exit from the grid. The application was rejected amid fears that Switch’s exit could trigger a rise in prices for the other customers.
Switch intends use renewable energy for its operations in Southern Nevada, to reduce costs.
Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy said: "My goal for a number of years has been to move Switch, and the customers we serve through our full-service data and technology centers in Nevada, to 100% green, renewable energy.
"Unfortunately, that program was not made available under the previous management at NV Energy. It is the primary reason we chose to look last year at options outside the NV Energy system."
Under the latest deal, NV Energy will supply Switch from a new 100MW solar plant that will be built in partnership with First Solar.
The utility has recently signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with First Solar for output from the Clark County facility, which is planned to be commissioned by the end of 2016.