Giant Solar Farm In Mojave Desert Could Close Just A Decade After Opening

 

The world's largest solar power plant on the California-Nevada border.

A California utility wants to end its agreement to buy power from a giant solar farm in the Mojave Desert because it found cheaper alternative clean energy sources, a move that will sound the death knell to what was once the world's largest solar plant, according to reports.

Pacific Gas & Electric said it agrees with its owners, including NRG Energy Inc., to end its contracts with Ivanpah Solar on the California-Nevada border "to save customers money."

The contracts were set to run through 2039.

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