The World's Largest Solar-Power Plant

THE WORLD'S LARGEST SOLAR-POWER PLANT Desert Sunlight spans 3,800 acres near Joshua Tree National Park POWERS 160,000 HOMES IN CALIFORNIA 550-MEGAWATT POWER PLANT THE COST THE PROFIT $5 BILLION TO$6 BILLION $1.5 BILLION loan-guarantee program from the U.S. Department of Energy The project is estimated to make a profit of 24 300,000 TONS OF CO2 Displacing 300,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year The equivalent of taking about 60,000 cars off the road. 00000 The project use approximately 9 million solar panels The average system for a 2,520 square feet home costs around $36,000 Desert Sunlight employed an average of 440 people during more than three years of construction Now has about 15 full-time employees Estimated $15 million in new sales tax revenues and $12 million in new property tax revenues for Riverside County Sources: htip://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/10/worlds-largest-solar-plant-california-riverside-county/23159235/ http://www.fixr.com/costs/solar-panel-installation