How The Ivanpah Solar Plant ‘Powers 140,000 Homes’
What’s it mean to say that the giant new solar plant in the California desert will power 140,000 homes? We explain it.
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Ivanpah, World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant, Is Online
The U.S.-backed Ivanpah solar power tower plant in California officially opens, and we tell you four things you ought to – but probably don’t – know about it.
Huge US-Backed Solar Plant At Full Power
You can call it another loan-guarantee success story: One of the world’s biggest solar PV plants is fully operational in California.
Giant Solar Tower In California Powers Up
Developers of the Ivanpah power tower project say the plant “produced its first output of energy when the Unit 1 station was synced to the power grid for the first time.”
749,088 Solar Panels In Place At California Site
SunPower and NRG Energy say panel installation is completed and a 250-megawatt California solar project will soon be fully commissioned.
Houston Becoming A Green Power Glutton
Down in oil country, the city of Houston says it will boost its renewable energy purchasing to a nation-leading 50 percent of demand.
California’s Biggest Solar PV Plant In High Gear
A 66-megawatt PV plant, currently the largest operating in California, is cranking out maximum power for several hours a day in northern Los Angeles County.