Maybe I could buy this super cool but ultimately unsuccessful solar power plant for my moon-cooked hotdog popup.
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening. The Ivanpah solar power plant near the California-Nevada border was once hailed as a breakthrough for clean energy, but it's usefulness is under pressure from cheaper solar alternatives. Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. Pacific Gas & Electric says it has agreed with owners — including NRG Energy Inc. — to terminate its contracts with the plant. That could lead to closing two of its three units starting in 2026.
When I was a kid in Junior High I had a class where I got to cook a hotdog in a solar oven.
If I had billionaire-level money I’d build a lunar oven. Giant mirrors, and lots of ‘em…
but I really think we could do it.
JL Johnson 