The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is now operational and
delivering solar electricity to California customers. At full capacity,
the facility’s trio of 450-foot high towers produces a gross total of
392 megawatts (MW) of solar power, enough electricity to provide 140,000
California homes with clean energy and avoid 400,000 metric tons of
carbon dioxide per year, equal to removing 72,000 vehicles off the road.
All Three Units of 392 megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Now Delivering Solar Power to California’s Electric Grid. Take 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, each 7 feet high and 10 feet wide. Control them with computers to focus the Sun’s light to the top of 459-foot towers, where water is turned into steam to power turbines. Bingo: you have the world’s biggest solar power plant, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.
All Three Units of 392 megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Now Delivering Solar Power to California’s Electric Grid. Take 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, each 7 feet high and 10 feet wide. Control them with computers to focus the Sun’s light to the top of 459-foot towers, where water is turned into steam to power turbines. Bingo: you have the world’s biggest solar power plant, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.