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California Energy Commission licenses first solar thermal plant in 20-years
September 1, 2010 Source: California Energy CommissionThe California
Energy Commission has approved the construction of the proposed Beacon Solar
Energy Project, the first solar thermal power project permitted in 20
years."Today's action begins the journey of increasing clean renewable
energy in California," said Energy Commission Chairman Karen Douglas.Douglas
served as the presiding member of the committee that reviewed the plant's
application for certification.In a unanimous vote, the Energy Commission
adopted the presiding member's proposed decision (PMPD) that recommended
licensing the 250-megawatt facility in eastern Kern County.The last solar
thermal power plants that the Energy Commission approved were Luz Solar
Electric Generating Systems (SEGS) IX and Luz SEGS X in February 1990.The
PMPD for the Beacon Solar Energy Project said the facility, as mitigated,
will have no significant impacts on the environment and complies with
applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards. The PMPD was based
solely on the record of facts that were established during the facility's
certification proceeding.Beacon Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC, would construct, own, and operate the proposed plant. The
project is a concentrated solar electric generating facility on
approximately 2,012-acres in eastern Kern County on the western edge of the
Mojave Desert, four miles from California City and 15 miles north of the
town of Mojave.The project will use well-established parabolic trough solar
thermal technology to produce electrical power using a steam turbine
generator fed from a solar steam generator. The solar steam generators
receive heated heat transfer fluid from solar thermal equipment comprised of
arrays of parabolic mirrors that collect energy from the sun.The federal
government and the State of California have established the need for the
nation and state to increase the development and use of renewable energy in
order to enhance the nation's energy independence, meet environmental goals,
and create new economic growth opportunities. Most
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