A bill was passed which approved construction of two solar plants on California land. These two new projects are the first solar panel plants approved for U.S public federal lands. They are also the first of many solar plants to be approved later this year and will hopefully more than double the U.S's solar power production. These projects were said to be milestones as they are the first and show the U.S's increased interest in renewable energy. This technology that they are putting in is called thermal solar energy. It consists of concave mirrors which focus heat on a pipe in order to heat the water in the pipe to steam and thus turn a generator. This will also positively effect the economy as it brings 1 billion dollars to California, creates 950 jobs and also supplies electricity to 500,000 homes.
Personally I believe that this is the best thing that could of happened for both the U.S government and the state of California. Renewable energy is the way of the future and it is about time that the U.S starts implementing these types of plants. Along with the renewable energy it also helps the current recession by providing jobs and income. Overall this is a great thing!
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Ryan Parker
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