NRG Energy's Ivanpah Solar Project, a solar thermal electric generating facility in the Mojave Desert.

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San Bernardino County, California - NRG Energy's Ivanpah Solar Project, a solar thermal electric generating facility in the Mojave Desert. The project's 173,500 sets of mirrors focus sunlight on three towers where water is turned to steam to generate 377 MW of electricity.

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Location: San Bernardino County, California USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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