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$2,200,000,000 solar farm in California desert switched off after 'not serving its purpose'
« on: September 28, 2025, 09:49:48 am »
Published 15:32 27 Sep 2025 GMT+1
$2,200,000,000 solar farm in California desert switched off after 'not serving its purpose'

Experts believe at least 6,000 birds die each year after flying into the concentrated sunlight
Joe Yates
 

A $2 billion solar farm project to combat climate change has ended in disaster, after officials were forced to pull the plug on the experiment.

After splashing $2.2 billion on the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, which is located in California’s Mojave Desert, it was hoped that the state would be able to cash in on the money it saved that would have been spent on fossil fuels.

But, what it has delivered since it opened in 2014 has been in stark contrast to what was anticipated.

https://www.unilad.com/technology/news/ivanpah-solar-power-facility-switch-off-california-828436-20250927
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