11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.
Boiling Point: Farewell to Ivanpah, the world’s ugliest solar plant
Case in point: the Ivanpah solar project. Maybe you’ve seen the unsightly, blindingly bright towers while traveling from L.A. to Las Vegas, in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada state line. Maybe you’ve read about birds getting fried to death as they fly through the sunlight directed to the tops of the towers by fields of mirrors.
Primm solar plant to shut down units as energy deal with California utility winds down
Two units at the massive solar power plant near Primm, Nevada will shut down in the coming years as a deal with a California utility winds down.NRG Energy and P
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Once an engineering marvel, two-thirds of this concentrated solar power plant will shut down after a California utility pulled two of its PPAs
Operator NRG Energy plans to shut down two-thirds of the Ivanpah Solar CSP plant after Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) decided to terminate two power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the facility to save ratepayers money.
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Mojave Desert rest area off I-40 closes for safety upgrades
Construction work has temporarily shuttered a rest area along Interstate 40 in the Mojave Desert ... announced that Caltrans had awarded the company an approximately $45 million contract ...
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Mojave Desert Slopes under a winter weather advisory until early Monday evening – up to 7 inches of snow
A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Sunday at 6:50 p.m. Snow accumulations up to 7 inches for Mojave Desert Slopes ... Make sure your gas tank is full.
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles ... across the Atlantic in about 3-1/2 hours. The company has 130 orders and pre-orders from American Airlines ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947.
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Brace for pea-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Mojave Desert Slopes and Mojave Desert Sunday
The alert is for Edwards AFB, Mojave and North Edwards ... Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction. Turn into the skid - Turning into ...
Sweetwater mobile home park residents being forced to leave
Morgan Rynor reports if residents choose to leave on Friday, the management company will give them $14,000. Those who leave by April or May will get $7,000 and $3,000, respectively.
Battle Of The Seasons: Will You See Winter Or Spring?
The seasons will battle over the thermostat across the U.S. next week. Spring-like temperatures will take over much of the South and East while winter keeps parts of the northern tier in its grasp. Will you need to turn on your air conditioning to accommodate the 80s or keep that heat cranking in the single digits?
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Sutter County, cities pursue alternative to PG&E electricity
Sutter County, Yuba City and Live Oak have begun the process of joining a coalition of local government agencies in the region that have created an alternative to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for electricity generation.