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Miles of Mirrors Power Thousands of Homes
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<blockquote data-quote="Opmmur" data-source="post: 79847" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><img src="http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2014_08/200816/140221-solar-power-jsw-02-819a_a761029a5c757872f1fa9df7bde04760.nbcnews-ux-1600-1000.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Ethan Miller / Getty Images 3 hours</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: #80ff00"><em><strong>Getting Reflective: Miles of Mirrors Power Thousands of Homes</strong></em></span></span></p><p>By Jon Sweeney</p><p></p><p>The bright lights seen above are hundreds of thousands of computer controlled mirrors focusing Mojave Desert sunlight onto boilers on top of three 459-foot towers. The focused solar energy heats up water to produce steam that powers turbines providing power to California homes.</p><p></p><p>The<a href="http://ivanpahsolar.com/" target="_blank"> Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System</a>, sprawling across roughly 5 square miles near the Nevada-California border, formally opened last week after years of regulatory and legal tangles.</p><p></p><p>The $2.2 billion complex of three generating units, owned by <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Google-Owned-Thermal-Plant-Opens-as-Industry-Grows-245594911.html" target="_blank">NRG Energy Inc., Google Inc. and BrightSource Energy</a>, can produce nearly 400 megawatts, enough power for 140,000 homes.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2014_08/200856/140221-solar-power-jsw-01-819a_02d9260d9465016bb46f554edd3d5aaa.nbcnews-ux-800-520.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Ethan Miller / Getty Images</p><p></p><p>A solar receiver and boiler on top of a tower at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System on Feb. 20, in the Mojave Desert in California near Primm, Nev.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Opmmur, post: 79847, member: 13"] [IMG]http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2014_08/200816/140221-solar-power-jsw-02-819a_a761029a5c757872f1fa9df7bde04760.nbcnews-ux-1600-1000.jpg[/IMG] Ethan Miller / Getty Images 3 hours [SIZE=7][COLOR=#80ff00][I][B]Getting Reflective: Miles of Mirrors Power Thousands of Homes[/B][/I][/COLOR][/SIZE] By Jon Sweeney The bright lights seen above are hundreds of thousands of computer controlled mirrors focusing Mojave Desert sunlight onto boilers on top of three 459-foot towers. The focused solar energy heats up water to produce steam that powers turbines providing power to California homes. The[URL='http://ivanpahsolar.com/'] Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System[/URL], sprawling across roughly 5 square miles near the Nevada-California border, formally opened last week after years of regulatory and legal tangles. The $2.2 billion complex of three generating units, owned by [URL='http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Google-Owned-Thermal-Plant-Opens-as-Industry-Grows-245594911.html']NRG Energy Inc., Google Inc. and BrightSource Energy[/URL], can produce nearly 400 megawatts, enough power for 140,000 homes. [IMG]http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2014_08/200856/140221-solar-power-jsw-01-819a_02d9260d9465016bb46f554edd3d5aaa.nbcnews-ux-800-520.jpg[/IMG] Ethan Miller / Getty Images A solar receiver and boiler on top of a tower at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System on Feb. 20, in the Mojave Desert in California near Primm, Nev. [/QUOTE]
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