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2014: The year of concentrating solar power

1st May 2014

Topic(s): Renewables, Solar energy

Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a technology that harnesses the sun’s energy potential and has the capacity to provide hundreds of thousands of customers in the United States with reliable renewable energy. The United States is particularly well suited for CSP because it leverages the nation’s abundant solar energy resources, particularly in the sun-drenched southwestern states.

The year 2014 marks a significant milestone in the history of American solar energy. Through sustained, long-term investments by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and committed industry partners, some of the most innovative CSP plants in the world connected to the United States electricity grid in 2013, and five plants of this kind are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2014.

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2014: The year of concentrating solar power

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