World’s Largest Solar Power Plant of 290 MW Helps the Golden State get Greener

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Earlier in February, the state of California got a whole lot greener with the opening of Ivanpah, the world’s largest solar thermal energy plant. The plant has a capacity to power 140,000 homes with clean energy through a system that focuses solar energy to create steam for powering turbines —although the massive solar field’s reflective cells reportedly fried some birds flying overhead. This week, the Golden State will get even closer to its goal of sourcing a third of its power from renewable energy sources. Photo via Situated on 2,400 acres of desolate desert land somewhere between Yuma and Phoenix, the world’s largest fully-operational solar power plant has recently finished construction. With a maximum capacity of 290 megawatts, th…

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