Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-16 03:31:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D67FFB54EB8F47BBCEF1EF8FB7D9F7B30686322D3F0C919C7BDF32287F675753
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The facility was built by BrightSource Energy and Bechtel, costing $2.2 billion. $300 million was invested by NRG Energy, Google contributed $168 million. Designed to power 140,000 homes, the operation was scaled back and has performed below expectations. https://web.archive.org/web/20110220012015/http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/9766778866/articles/powergenworldwide/renewables/solar/2010/10/NRG-solar-partner.html https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/google-pulls-the-plug-on-a-renewable-energy-effort/
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