trollslayer · 46-50, M
The thing about solar -
Solar is an energy source that does not need to be concentrated at one location- a huge advantage. You can place solar panels on roofs, parking lots, and within cities. I don’t fully understand the reasoning for creating huge solar farms out in the middle of the desert because it takes away a major benefit.
Solar is an energy source that does not need to be concentrated at one location- a huge advantage. You can place solar panels on roofs, parking lots, and within cities. I don’t fully understand the reasoning for creating huge solar farms out in the middle of the desert because it takes away a major benefit.
DogMan · 61-69, M
Updated 4:07 PM PST, January 30, 2025
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — What was once the world’s largest solar power plant of its type appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening, under pressure from cheaper green energy sources. Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises.
The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles of federal land near the California-Nevada border. Though it was hailed at the time as a breakthrough moment for clean energy, its power has been struggling to compete with cheaper solar technologies.
Pacific Gas & Electric said in a statement it had agreed with owners — including NRG Energy Inc. — to terminate its contracts with the Ivanpah plant. If approved by regulators, the deal would lead to closing two of the plant’s three units starting in 2026. The contracts were expected to run through 2039
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — What was once the world’s largest solar power plant of its type appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening, under pressure from cheaper green energy sources. Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises.
The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles of federal land near the California-Nevada border. Though it was hailed at the time as a breakthrough moment for clean energy, its power has been struggling to compete with cheaper solar technologies.
Pacific Gas & Electric said in a statement it had agreed with owners — including NRG Energy Inc. — to terminate its contracts with the Ivanpah plant. If approved by regulators, the deal would lead to closing two of the plant’s three units starting in 2026. The contracts were expected to run through 2039
Arnoldjrmmer · 56-60, M
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Arnoldjrmmer Sounds like a waste of fertile farmland. At least these solar farms were in the desert wasteland. It is also one of the sunniest places on earth. I imagine part of the problem is all the regulations and fees that California charges, they make it too expensive to run.
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JPWhoo · 36-40, M
@sunsporter1649 Why? You like breathing smokey air that takes years off your life?
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
'In favor of cheaper green energy'. That's not too bad then, but what is this wonderful cheap, green energy?
DogMan · 61-69, M
Those pesky tortoises ruin everything.