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Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed

California regulators cite tight electricity conditions and surging demand from AI and data centers to keep Ivanpah solar plant operating through 2039, despite high costs and environmental concerns.

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The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year. The Trump administration wants to see this unusual power plant closed, and in a rare instance of alignment, the Biden administration did, too.

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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
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