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Energy Department Poised to Lose Up to $225 Million on Solar Project Bankruptcy

30 July 2020 by DSR

  “The owner of a Nevada solar farm financed with government backing filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposing to repay taxpayers less than half of what they are owed on $425 million in outstanding public debt used to build the project. Under the proposed deal, the U.S. government would lose as much as $225 million … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: bankruptcy, Cobra Thermosolar Plants Inc, Cresent Dunes, Nevada, Nye County, SolarReserve, Solyndra LLC, Tonopah Solar Energy LLC, U.S. Energy Department

How a bird started a fire at a California solar farm

24 June 2019 by DSR

  “It may be safe for a bird to land on an electrical wire, but not on two of them at once. A June 5 fire at a California solar farm that scorched 1,127 acres started when a bird flew into a pair of wires, creating an electric circuit and a shower of sparks, a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: bird, California, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Valley Solar Ranch, Clearway Energy Inc, fire, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, loan guarantee, Mojave Desert, Pacific Gas & Electric, solar, SunPower Corp, U.S. Energy Department, Zach Nichols

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