Fast Facts

• The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project, proposed by BrightSource Energy of Oakland, is located 4.5 miles southwest of Primm, Nevada in San Bernardino, County, California.

• The project will use "power tower" concentrating solar technology and will generate a total of 370 megawatts.

• The project will generate enough green energy to power between 111,000 and 277,500 homes.

• The project's total footprint covers about 3,471 acres of BLM public land.

• The project will incorporate three 459-foot tall power towers and 173,500 heliostats (each holding two flat mirrors).

• ISEGS will deliver power via three separate 115-kV transmission generation tie lines to a new substation that would be owned and operated by Southern California Edison.

• The project is expected to generate 1,000 jobs during the construction phase and 86 jobs during the operations phase.

• Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved the ISEGS project on October 7, 2010.

Department of the Interior Fact Sheet

• Solar Project Fact Sheet
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Artist's rendering of Ivanpah solar project