California Solar Energy Plant to Close After Failing to Meet Expectations
A solar energy plant in California that cost $2.2 billion to build will be shutting down after failing to meet expectations. Known as the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert, the famed solar farm uses 173,500 computer-controlled mirrors called heliostats to reflect sunlight onto three 459-foot towers to generate electricity from the intense heat. …
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