US EditionCalifornia Solar Energy Plant to Close After Failing to Meet Expectations
- The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California is scheduled to close in 2026 due to inefficiency in energy generation, according to the New York Post.
- Built with $2.2 billion in funding, the facility has not met its energy output goals and relies on natural gas, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
- The power plant is believed to be responsible for over 6,000 bird deaths annually, as reported by the Association of Avian Veterinarians.
- The site has been outpaced by newer solar technologies, leading to a planned closure more than a decade earlier than its intended end date of 2039, according to the Associated Press.
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Mojave Desert Solar Plant Once Hailed as a Marvel Will Close as a Glowing Relic
LOS ANGELES – It’s a familiar sight for revelers traveling Highway 15 from Southern California to Las Vegas. In the final stretches of the Californian Mojave Desert, just before the Nevada border, there is little else interrupting the vast, Martian expanse aside from a near-abandoned border town—and this glittering relic of California’s renewable energy boom. Just over a decade ago, the Ivanpah Solar plant opened to great fanfare, with a $1.6 bi…
Mojave Desert Solar Plant Once Hailed as a Marvel Will Close as a Glowing Relic - The Thinking Conservative
As Southern California Edison pulls out as a buyer, California’s $2 billion Ivanpah plant becomes the latest casualty of the renewables race. The post Mojave Desert Solar Plant Once Hailed as a Marvel Will Close as a Glowing Relic appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
$2.2 Billion solar farm in California desert switched off after ‘not serving its purpose’ – At least 6,000 birds die each year after flying into the concentrated sunlight
By Joe Yates A $2 billion solar farm project to combat climate change has ended in disaster, after officials were forced to pull the plug on the experiment. After splashing $2.2 billion on the Ivan…
California’s $2.2 Billion Solar Plant to Close After Failing Expectations
As energy bills absolutely hammer American families, particularly seniors on fixed incomes struggling to heat their homes this winter, Democrats keep pushing their expensive green... The post California’s $2.2 Billion Solar Plant to Close After Failing Expectations appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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