The
commission
found
the
company’s
application
to
be
“data
adequate”,
clearing
the
way
to
for
formal
review.
The
project
in
Riverside
County,
California,
would
consist
of
three
250MW
power
tower
plants.
The
output
of
at
least
two
of
these
is
contracted
to
Southern
California
Edison.
Rio
Mesa
would
employ
the
taller,
750-foot
(229m)
towers
that
BrightSource
plans
at
Hidden
Hills,
allowing
greater
energy
output
on
a
smaller
piece
of
land.
The
project
would
occupy
5,750
acres
(23.3sq
km)
near
Blythe,
most
of
which
are
owned
by
the
Metropolitan…
