A New Solar Boom: U.S. Government Approves Largest Solar Project to Be Built on Public Land

[Nathanael]

Gaining on the momentum of approving its first solar projects to be built on public lands earlier this month, the U.S. government has now sanctioned the largest solar project to built on public land -- the 1,000-megawatt Blythe Solar Power Project.

The US$6 billion Blythe solar power plant is located in California's Mojave Desert, and will utilize concentrated solar power technology. The project, being developed by German-based Solar Millennium (XETRA: S2M.DE), will cover more than 7,000 acres of land.

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/solar/new-solar-boom-us-government-approves-largest-solar-project-be-built-public-land

[KansDem]

1. Build it on public land. Keep it in public hands...

I don't know how much influence German-based Solar Millennium will have in running this project, but we should try to keep the corporatists out of this one as much as possible...