Desert landscape demolished to make way for solar power plant on county land near Mesquite

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Desert greenery, including Joshua trees, was recently bulldozed to make way for a solar power plant. According to PR Newswire, Estuary Power closed a $340 million financing package for the Escape Solar and Storage Project, a 185 megawatt solar plus 400 megawatt-hour battery storage plant, which began production in Lincoln County late December 2024. The […]

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