IN THE NEWS: $2.2 BILLION SOLAR PLANT IN CALIFORNIA TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER YEARS OF WASTED MONEY

Seen from the sky, the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert resembles a futuristic dream. Viewed from the bottom line, however, Ivanpah is anything but. The solar power plant, which features three 459-foot towers and thousands of computer-controlled mirrors known as heliostats, cost some $2.2 billion to build. MORE AT $2.2 billion Ivanpah Solar Facility in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money