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Taxpayers Are Footing Bill for Solar Project That Doesn’t Work

By Heritage Foundation David Kreutzer——Bio and Archives--March 30, 2016

As every 10-year-old who ever got a sweater for a birthday present has been told, “it’s the thought that counts.” That seems to be the guiding principle at the Department of Energy and the California Public Utilities Commission when it comes to solar power. The latest example is the $2.2 billion Ivanpah solar thermal plant in California. (Note: Solar thermal plants do not use solar panels to directly convert sunshine to electricity; they use sunshine to boil water that then drives conventional turbines.) Here’s the story so far. Ivanpah… More...

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Heritage Foundation——Bio and Archives

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