California's Ivanpah CSP closure shows tech shift, not solar decline

The shutdown of California's $2.2 billion Ivanpah concentrated solar power (CSP) plant highlights the rapid rise of cheaper, more efficient photovoltaic technology rather than a failure of solar energy.From pv magazine USA Headlines have been circulating major news outlets around the impending closure of the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a $2.2 billion project that began construction in 2010 and has been providing electricity since 2014, dubbing the solar project a "failure" and a "boondoggle." At first reaction, the closure of the Ivanpah plant may appear a worrying signal for the cost efficacy ...

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