Solar thermal and solar photovoltaic.
How many solar plants in california.
A total of 748 operating solar power plants with an installed capacity about 12 338 megawatts are in california.
Solar energy in california falls into two categories.
The four existing csp plants with dry cooled systems were the three power plants at the ivanpah solar power facility near barstow california and the genesis solar energy project in riverside county california.
The ivanpah solar plant in san bernardino county is killing thousands of birds blasting them into wisps of smoke against the sky that plant workers call business california.
The complex will reduce carbon dioxide co 2 emissions by more than 400 000 tons per year.
The california energy commission licenses solar thermal plants above 50 megawatts and promotes solar photovoltaic installation through the renewables portfolio standard with building efficiency standards and as a partner in the california solar initiative.
A 377 megawatt net solar complex using mirrors to focus the power of the sun on solar receivers atop power towers.
Of 15 csp projects under construction or development in the us as of march 2015 6 planned to use wet systems including one wet.