Obama-backed $2.2B green energy 'boondoggle' leaves taxpayers on the hook
Fox News
Michael Dorgan
Sat, May 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM EDT
Ivanpah solar plant towers surrounded by mirrors in California desert (Getty Images)
Federal taxpayers helped build a $2.2 billion solar plant — now electricity customers are on the hook to keep it running.
The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, a sprawling facility near the California-Nevada border built with billions in federal support during the Obama-era economic stimulus program, is stuck in a costly dilemma.
Both the Trump and Biden administrations — along with the utility company that buys its power — have sought to shut it down, saying it underperforms, produces expensive electricity and has been overtaken by cheaper energy sources. But California regulators have refused to allow it to close, warning that closing the plant could strain the power grid.
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