The mother of all solar farms
Boasting 14 megawatts, the biggest and baddest solar farm in the nation is open for business this week. The new farm is located at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas -- oh, the irony. Apparently, the Department of Defense wants to experiment with solar power for possible use at other installations. Covering an impressive 140 acres, this massive lake of silicon will supply about 1/4 of the energy used by the base's 12,000 residents. The solar field is composed of 72,000 panels that pivot automatically, following the sun to maximize their light gathering. Even with this technology, 140 acres = roughly 3,000 peoples' electricity -- not too impressive. Once again, I am reminded of Bob Geldof's opinion of renewable energy.
Why the Department of Defense is interested in solar power, I can't say -- you'd think they might prefer nuclear. It's a pretty interesting undertaking for a government agency basically exists to burn fuel and blow stuff up.
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