Solar power is supposed to replace fossil fuels, right? The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station concentrates sunshine, heating water and converting the steam into electricity. It cost $2.2 Billion to build. You may remember Ivanpah as the plant that has been setting birds on fire with the power of the sun. But lately, it hasn’t been getting enough sunshine — despite being located in the Mojave Desert — so the plant’s operators are asking for permission to burn: natural gas. Bright Source Energy is petitioning California, requesting permission to burn more natural gas and to emit 94,749 more tons of carbon dioxide per year. That’s the equivalent of emissions from about 16,500 automobiles. If the permit is approved, then this “solar” plant will produce about 35 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:40:51 +0000
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