The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, a sprawling 3,500–acre facility in the Mojave Desert near the California–Nevada border, was built with federal support during the stimulus push under Barack Obama's first administration. The power plant was meant to help revive the American economy after the 2008 financial crisis, while also expanding renewable energy.
It features about 350,000 computer-controlled mirrors to go alongside three imposing 459-foot towers. The sun's power heats water in the towers' boilers and makes steam, which then creates electricity. Between $730 million and $780 million of a $1.6 billion government–backed loan tied to the project remained unpaid, according to federal data cited by Fox News Digital. The US Treasury also provided a $539 million grant for the project, which covered roughly 30 percent of construction costs.
The only thing it has done successfully since it's inception is to fry birds in flight. Some estimates say at least 6,000 birds per year have met their demise in the magnified sunlight frying pan. Well played, treehuggers...
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