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California’s Dream To Be The Saudi Arabia Of Solar Dries Up In The Desert

Todd Woody | Quartz | April 24, 2013

Three years ago California regulators in quick succession approved nine multibillion-dollar solar thermal power plants. They were to be built in the desert and would generate 4,142 megawatts (MW) of carbon-free electricity. The state, it was said, was on its way to becoming the Saudi Arabia of solar. Read More »