There are 80 solar projects planned in the California deserts. These projects will cover 700,000 acres (over 1,000 square miles). Most of these projects are located on pristine BLM publicly-owned lands and all the projects have already been given the right-of-way grants.
The impact on rare plants, vegetation, animals and majestic landscapes is hard to comprehend. [...]
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California’s Pristine Deserts & Solar Energy
Posted in Legal Issues, Solar Farms/Plants, tagged California, CSP, deserts, native plants, Solar Roofs on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Empty Rooftop’s Become Solar Farms
Posted in Solar Farms/Plants, tagged electricity, megawatts, Solar Farms, Solar Roofs, thin-film solar cells on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Southern California Edison plan is our first giant step in reducing solar energy’s costs. It’s important for other utilities in California to follow Edison’s lead.
The unique Edison project plans to fit roof tops with thin-film solar cells. The goal is to place 250 megawatts of photovoltaic panels on [...]
World’s Largest Solar Plant Outside of Phoenix
Posted in Solar Farms/Plants, tagged Abengoa, Arizona, trough technology on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spanish company, Abengoa Solar, plans to build the world’s largest solar power plants (280 megawatts) 50 miles southwest of Phoenix. The plants called Solana (sunny place) will cover 3 square miles in Gila Bend, Arizona. Abengoa will build, own and operate the 1$ billion plant. Solar energy production may start by 2011 and supply 70,000 [...]
