tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post1009506044086773175..comments2024-03-28T00:15:16.769-07:00Comments on Mojave Desert Blog: First Round of Solar Projects Cast Shadow on Future of Desert EcosystemShaun G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-67189400775735977102010-11-23T08:08:06.008-08:002010-11-23T08:08:06.008-08:00Other recent news is that Tessara is already looki...Other recent news is that Tessara is already looking for a buyer for the Imperial Project!<br /><br />They seem to know that their project is a theoretical money pit!Kevinhttp://www.basinandrangewatch.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-40390488757193834392010-11-22T17:58:22.379-08:002010-11-22T17:58:22.379-08:00It would be the ideal wake-up call if these projec...It would be the ideal wake-up call if these projects stall -- a close enough call to learn about what we stand to lose.Shaun G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-53003318575918779332010-11-22T07:14:54.281-08:002010-11-22T07:14:54.281-08:00So far,
Construction has only begun on Ivanpah an...So far,<br /><br />Construction has only begun on Ivanpah and possibly Beacon. The rest have been approved, but minimal construction has taken place.<br /><br />Desert Sunlight, Ridgecrest and Palen have not been approved yet,<br /><br />Calico is approved, but BLM has told me their only construction this year will be a bridge over the railroad tracks. One person in BLM says the agency is worried that's all Tessara will do before going bankrupt. And, Tessara is already looking for someone to buy their Imperial Project (which has also not started any construction.<br /><br />Blythe is supposed to start in the beginning of December.<br /><br />Nothing yet on Silver State either.Kevinhttp://www.basinandrangewatch.orgnoreply@blogger.com