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San Bernardino County supervisor opposes solar energy project in Mojave Desert

Brad Mitzelfelt says the 4,000-acre system would provide jobs in Las Vegas and electricity in San Francisco, but negatively affect the desert’s environment.

A solar energy project proposed for development on public land in the Mojave Desert would create jobs mostly for Las Vegas and electricity for San Francisco at the expense of the relatively pristine area of east San Bernardino County where it would be built, San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt said.

In an interview, Mitzelfelt, whose district includes the Ivanpah Valley project site, about 20 miles south of Las Vegas, said last week that BrightSource’s proposed 440-megawatt, 4,000-acre Solar Electric Generating System “should not go forward.”Read Full Article

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