California Institute of Technology

Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.

Why did Newsom veto California’s virtual-power-plant bills?

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed three bills that aimed to boost the use of virtual power plants, undermining an opportunity to...

Why California’s closed $2 billion solar plant is not a signal of industry failure

Beginning operations in 2014, the Ivanpah Solar plant cost $2.2 billion to build. It is now closing operations, but the plant's closure is...

Major clean power plant serving L.A. goes fully online in Kern County

A giant clean power plant in Mojave stores solar electricity for use after the sun sets. It feeds Los Angeles and Glendale, providing 7% of...