NextEra’s next solar plant will be PV
As it begins construction on its 250-megawatt Genesis solar thermal project east of the Coachella Valley, NextEra Energy has its second desert solar plant in the works. The company has filed an...
View ArticleFirst Solar loses loan guarantee on Topaz
In recent days, the Department of Energy has been finalizing a flurry of renewable energy projects ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline for some of its loan guarantees – but one of them won’t be First Solar’s...
View ArticleFlyover follow-up: where to put solar
Last Thursday, Desert Sun photographer Marilyn Chung and I joined two other journalists, clambering in to a six-seater airplane flown by Bruce Gordon of EcoFlight, for a flyover of the Riverside East...
View ArticleMitigation meditation — the solar trade-offs
I have been meditating recently on the word “mitigation.” It is a word often used in environmental impact reports for large-scale solar projects, such as the 150-megawatt Desert Harvest project being...
View ArticleWe got a gig! California solar takes the edge off peak energy demand
The impact of California’s utility-scale solar projects — 1 megawatt and up — helped the state get through its recent heat wave by pumping a full gigawatt of power into the grid. The California...
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Riverside County passes on $700,000 renewable energy development grant
It’s rare for any county in California to turn down the opportunity to score $700,000 in state grant money to help update its general plan or other renewable energy permitting regulations, but that...
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