alt Hacker NewsThe odd looking circular example shown is not solar PV. It is the Ivanpah solar thermal generating station, and those are mirrors rather than solar panels, or modules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility
Solar thermal can't really compete economically with photovoltaics.
Replies
marklit • today at 2:50 PM
Thanks for pointing that out. I'll update the post.
downrightmike • today at 5:35 PM
scheduled to shut down two of its three units in 2026
I think they are shutting it down. It had the nasty habit of frying birds that ventured too close to it. And that particular valley actually is far more cloudy then what you would expect for the desert near Las Vegas.