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This solar panel facility on the sunny Carrizo Plain was the first commercial scale venture of its kind.
ARCO photovoltaic plant, Carrizo Plain, near California Valley, CA (1984).
The Solar One power plant uses hundreds of mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays onto a steam generator mounted on a centrally located tower.
Daggett, near Barstow, CA (1986).
These trough-shaped reflectors focus solar energy onto tubes of oil that are in turn used to boil water for electric power generation.
Daggett, near Barstow, CA (1986).
One of three huge "wind farms" located in gaps in California's mountain ranges.
along Interstate 10 near Whitewater, CA (1988).
Because of its remote location, this national monument was most economically provided with electricity by using arrays of solar panels.
Natural Bridges NM, UT (1981).