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Transcript: In Nevada, Solar Power on a Massive Scale
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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
08-30-2006
In Nevada, Solar Power on a Massive Scale
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Here's something as sure as the sunrise. When fuel prices are high, people talk about alternatives, including energy from the sun. They don't often get past talk, but one kind of solar energy is quietly becoming a significant source of electricity in the Southwest.
NPR's Ted Robbins reports.
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TED ROBBINS reporting:
It's well over 100 degrees in the middle of the desert south of Las Vegas, but a construction crew is making it even hotter. They're bolting highly polished, curved glass mirrors to a series of aluminum ...