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Massive Solar Plant A Stepping Stone For Future Projects

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The largest solar power plant of its kind is about to turn on in California’s Mojave Desert.

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System will power about 140,000 homes and will be a boon to the state’s renewable energy goals, but it was no slam dunk. Now, California is trying to …read more

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