Facilities Siting Division
CEC Solar Project Proceedings
- Victorville 2 Solar Hybrid Power Plant Project - 07-AFC-1
- Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System - 07-AFC-5
- Carrizo Energy Solar Farm - 07-AFC-8
- Beacon Solar Energy Project - 08-AFC-2
Related Links
- Renewable Portfolio Standards
- BLM & DOE Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
(Energy Commission info) - Solar PEIS Working Group
(Restricted Access for Working Group Members Only) - WREGIS Website
The Western Renewable Energy Generation information Systems - Solar Energy Development PEIS Information Center
Siting Division Reports & Publications
Solar Energy Projects in the News
Large Solar Projects in California
- Concerns as Solar Installations Join a Desert Ecosystem - New York Times, November 16, 2010.
Genesis Solar and Imperial Valley Solar
- Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds CEC Approval of Nearly 1,000 MW of Solar Power
- Major solar projects make progress in California (USA Today)
- California regulators approve solar power plants (Reuters)
- California Regulators Approve NextEra, Tessera Solar Plants (Wall Street Journal)
- State OK's big Imperial solar project (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- SOLAR: Energy Commission approves Riverside, Imperial solar projects (NC Times)
- State energy commission approves Blythe project (Riverside Press-Enterprise)
- More power to solar as Southland ramps up (Inland News Today)
- Energy Commission Approves 959 MW of Solar Power in California Desert (Imperial Valley News)
- Two More Massive Solar Power Projects Approved for Southern California (Sunpluggers.com)
- Solar energy projects making significant progress in California (Cooler Planet)
- Licenses granted for two giant solar projects in California (BrightEnergy.com) Solar Power Plants Approved (KXO Radio)
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
- Calif. panel OKs big solar plant in Mojave Desert (AP)
- BrightSource's Ivanpah solar installation cleared by Energy Commission (LA Times)
- Green light for 370MW solar thermal plant in Mojave Desert (BrighterEnergy.org)
- State Approves Controversial Solar Project (Riverside Press-Enterprise)
- Energy Commission OK's massive solar power plant (Central Valley Business Times)
- Sun Shines On Desert Solar Projects (KQED radio -AUDIO)
- California: The "Solar Saudi Arabia" (KQED's Climate Watch blog)
- Desert solar power plant wins approval (Inland News Today)
- Fourth Major California Solar Plant A Go (Earthtechling)
- 370MW Ivanpah solar power tower project approved in California (Recharge News)
- BrightSource wins OK for California solar plant (Reuters)
- Update: Ivanpah Gets Approval. Construction May Begin Soon (GreenTech Media)