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I'm disappointed that more headway hasn't been made on OTEC. Hawai'i had an operational pilot plant in 2015: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion#Hawaii

I came here looking for a place to drop this: www.washingtonexaminer.com: Trump administration approves largest solar farm in US, expected to power 260,000 homes

The $1 billion Gemini project would be the eighth-largest solar facility in the world, the Interior Department said, generating 690-megawatts of power, enough electricity for 260,000 homes in the Las Vegas area and potential markets in Southern California.

Nevada utility NV Energy, a subsidiary of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is providing financial backing to the project, which will be completed as early as 2022. It will generate more than $3 million annually in federal revenues, the Interior Department said.