How much did Ivanpah Solar Power Facility cost to build?
The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is the concentrating solar thermal power plant with three power towers in the Mojave Desert near Ivanpah, San Bernardino County, California, developed by BrightSource Energy and Bechtel with NRG Energy and Google as investors and a United States Department of Energy loan guarantee of 1.6 billion dollars, with a gross capacity of 392 MW, begun in October 2010 and formally opened on 13 February 2014. Engineering News-Record described it in February 2025, when its owners were seeking to close the units, as the 2.2 billion dollar plant started in 2010.
Reported project cost
$2.2 billion
Cost basis: 2014
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2014
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- PowerU.S. DOE Loan Programs Office
- 392 MW
Project record