California Solar Energy Plant to Close After Failing to Meet Expectations

$2.2B Obama-Backed Solar Plant to Close

A California solar power facility once hailed as a renewable energy breakthrough is shutting down two decades ahead of schedule after killing tens of thousands of birds and failing to meet electricity output goals, Blaze Media reported. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California's Mojave Desert was once the largest solar plant in the world. Built on 3,471 acres of public land, the $2.2 billion project included three 459-foot power towers and…

$2.2B green dream fizzles: Obama admin-backed solar plant to close after incinerating birds, missing energy targets

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility — which at one time was the largest solar plant in the world — is set to be shut down after it lasted only a third of its expected life span and reportedly killed tens of thousands of birds. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is located in San Bernardino County, California, and spans "approximately 3,471 acres of [Bureau of Land Management]-managed public land and incorporates three 459-foot tall power towers and 173,5…

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.

California’s Taxpayer-Funded $2.2 Billion Solar Plant Shut Down Due to Inefficiency

A $2.2 billion taxpayer-funded solar plant in California’s Mojave Desert is shutting down more than a decade early after failing to deliver on its promises of efficiency and affordability.

Huge California Solar Plant Shutting Down After Years of Failure

California's Ivanpah Solar Plant is shutting down after a decade of economic failure.

California’s Failed $2.2B Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is Shutting Down – California Globe

California has taken nuclear power plants offline while increasing mandates for wind and solar, resulting in statewide power shortages and power outages. Nuclear power is clean and reliable; wind and solar power, while “clean,” are unreliable, significantly more expensive, and emit the dreaded greenhouse gases (but don’t tell anyone that part). There have been power outages since the 2006 California Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, was passe…