Oakland developer BrightSource has had a rough go of it in the California desert, but not rough enough to stop its plans of building one of the world’s largest solar plants. As we reported in December, the company decided to site its 5.6-square-mile Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in an area of the Mojave Desert relatively rich with ecological resources. The plant took three years to permit, in part because of perceived environmental impacts, and work has hardly been a breeze since ground was broken in October. But last week, Governor Jerry Brown gave it a stamp of approval that may well send it on its way.
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