Abengoa’s Mojave Solar Project, a pair of 125 megawatt (MW) parabolic trough plants, got an initial assessment from staff of the California Energy Commission (CEC) reviewing the project.

Planned for 1,765 acres (7.1 square kilometres) of privately owned, fallow agricultural land in San Bernardino County, the project would “comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations and standards”, provided mitigation measures are implemented and further analysis is performed on areas including air quality, biological resources, transmission and waste management.

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