Massive solar-thermal plant gets green light from feds

Nov. 5, 2010
The U.S. approved a massive, gigawatt-scale solar-thermal power generation project on federal land in southern California, the largest solar project ever planned on U.S. public lands

The U.S. approved a massive, gigawatt-scale solar-thermal power generation project on federal land in southern California, the largest solar project ever planned on U.S. public lands. The $6 billion Blythe Solar Power Project, to be built by Solar Millennium of Germany, will generate 1,000 mW of power once online.