I’ll note that this is a very atypical solar facility:

  • It burns significant amounts of methane gas for morning pre-heating
  • It’s far less cost-effective than modern photovoltaics
  • Funding was from a mix of public money and a venture firm advised by RFK Jr.

I don’t expect to see much more solar thermal built to replace it; photovoltaic has gotten too good and too cheap.

Edit: sorry about the source; only coverage so far

  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    4 days ago

    Yeah, the US media landscape is full of stuff like this. I usually try to avoid them when I can find other coverage