IVANPAH: Glowing Towers, Broken Mirrors >>> In the heart of the California/Nevada Mojave Desert stands the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station, once hailed as a shining symbol of America’s renewable energy future. A curious explorer ventures deep inside the 392-megawatt solar thermal plant - opened in 2014 with a $1.6 billion federal loan guarantee - only to discover a haunting scene of decay. (Edmund Jenks)












