The Nevada Crescent Dunes Thermal Solar Plant: Another Expensive Solar Scheme Bites the Dust
A $1 Billion Solar Plant Was Obsolete Before It Ever Went Online (costing taxpayers $737 million)
Pelosi’s Brother-In-Law’s Company Received $737,000,000 From Obama’s Energy Department As “Loan ..
More boondoggles from the Kenyanesian Usurpation.
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Is this a different plant than the one in California? they look the same.
That’s the one just west of Tonopah. I drove by it once...weird looking site. Massive array of mirrors pointed up at a tower. Seems like I remember reading it was hard on birds.
So what IS the result?
It’s behind a paywall and I can’t read it.
“The Reign of Error of Æthelblack the Unready”
Is that the one that turned out to be the world’s largest frying pan for birds?
Yeah, we are aware. Lucky for we in NV now have a mandate to be 50% renewable by 2030. Or else! Or else what we’re (I’m) not sure but it probably won’t be cheap.
Wanna bet Harry Reed’s fingerprints were on that?
I’m not sold on the massive project plans these failed efforts represent. However, if a large corporation or even a private concern wants to go this route, I suggest they use their own money. Doing that would cause them to be a lot more sure of “the Plan”, than they seem to be when the government is pitching in.
Personally, I favor programs that make single family dwellings self-sufficient. Even then, there is a lot a private home owner can do without government funding of some sort.
Solar, wind, water,... if there’s a viable one of these to be tapped, tap it. If there isn’t, don’t.
If the driving force behind some of these projects happens to be a close relative of a Congressman or Senator, it should preclude any government funding.
Here a firm related to a relative of Nancy Pelosi, got over three/quarters of a billion out of the government, before the concern went legs up.
They got the money, and the taxpayer is the one that got laid, without permission.
Just stop this nonsense.
The federal government and some states are giving tax incentives for people to go electric with regard to their vehicle’s drive train. I think there’s a much more sound plan.
If a local utility wants to use part of the electricity that car can be a bank for, then the utility may want to sponsor the purchase of that car instead of build another power plant.
Electric cars can be charged during cheap hours, and their energy tapped back during peak hours.
If that concept isn’t sound, then forget supporting these cars. These cars should be sound enough, economically to withstand the pressures of the market place. If not, then let them die off.
Ron Pelosi’s Connection to Tonopah Solar Energy
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“No one is above the law” so sayeth Nancy Pelosi. (Unless you’re a relative of a Democrat)
I remember when that eye-sore was being pushed as a great thing.
“JOBS! Lots of JOBS!”
And that was even somewhat true, but only during the construction phase.
So, now that it’s gone bust, will there be LOTS OF JOBS! in dismantling it?
Will it become just another abandoned industrial site to be slowly scavenged by tweakers?
Or will it continue to annoy all who drive by with it’s glare while still roasting birds?
birds ate it
deer used it for salt lick
A huge turn-a-round coming! You can take that to the roulette table.
How many Crescent Dunes executives fot out with over a Million?
Also was any of that money laundered through the Ukraine? (being an energy outfit and all)
110-megawatts powering 43,000 homes. That’s 2,500 kW per house. Don’t you dare use two hair driers at the same time. And don’t EVER use the electric stove and microwave at the same time. Lastly, curtail your FR time.
In 2018, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer was 10,972 kWh. There are 8,760 hours in a year, so that’s 1.25 kW around the clock. It looks like they took that 1.25 and doubled it to get 2,500 kW per house.
If you assume people are awake and at home 1/3 of the day; you need 3.75 kWh per average home.
Even if that power plant had worked as conceived, it was not going to power 43,000 homes.
Ayn Rand lives.