Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be obsolete.

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...

The facility was touted by then-Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz as an “example of how America is becoming a world leader in ...

The concentrating solar array in California is on the path to closure after being hailed as a breakthrough for renewable ...

“The plant became better known as a prolific executioner of wildlife, particularly of the flying kind. The massive fields of ...

In its Short-Term Energy Outlook, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting 26 gigawatts of solar capacity to ...

According to ABC News, the plant has been struggling to stay competitive against cheaper solar technologies on the market.

The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in the Mojave Desert faces shutdown in 2026 due to inefficiencies, as PG&E cancels contracts ...

The plant promised to demonstrate technologies to help with the so-called energy transition. It received a $1.6 billion loan guarantee, which hasn't been paid, on top of other subsidies. Now it may ...

One of the most expensive green energy projects ever undertaken in American history looks like it is now on borrowed ...

A once-celebrated solar power plant in the Mojave Desert is now facing closure, just 11 years after its grand opening ...

A major solar power plant project that was granted ... ultimately putting Ivanpah on notice for closure. "The Ivanpah plant was a financial boondoggle and environmental disaster," Julia Dowell ...