Are Large solar farms the next big thing?

    The magazine I was reading had an article called The World's Largest Solar Farm and In February, the Ivanpah Solar Electricity Generating System opened over a 3500-acre stretch of the Mojave desert. the solar thermal farm operates at 392 megawatts. its enough to power 140,000 homes. This huge solar farm eliminates 450,000 tons of emissions annually.

    Here is how this Solar Farm works, first off there are about 347,000 software-controlled mirrors that  track the sun's movement thought out the day. they then direct light toward one of three towers, where a water boiler creates steam that powers a generator.

    so my thoughts on Solar Farms is its a great way to help the earth and save on emissions but what the article doesn't talk about is how much it cost to make this Giant Farm, or the fact that it uses 3500 acres! although that land isn't used for much, I don't think we have the room or money to have "enough" Solar Farms to fix are energy crisis, but I do think its a step forward in the right direction. please feel free to leave me your comments.


Locke, S., & Williams, A. (2014, May). The world'slargest solar Farm. Popular Science, 28-29.