I’m talking about Westlands Solar Park, which is currently being built in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. (Sammy Roth / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementConstruction workers at Westlands Solar Park project unload solar panels from a tractor, place them on steel racks and screw them into place. He told me CIM expects to spend “substantially north” of $4 billion to $5 billion building Westlands Solar Park. AdvertisementJust adding a bunch of solar power won’t help much on scorching summer nights. For the Westlands Solar Park team, negotiating power sales with local governments has become a fact of life in California.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 08, 2021 12:56 UTC