Solar plant to generate power after sundown

Wall Street Journal: Something new is headed for the Southwest desert: solar power plants that can make electricity whether or not the sun is shining. Abengoa Solar Inc. expects to start construction in mid-2011 on a plant in Arizona that will store sun-generated heat to provide six extra hours a day of electric-generating capacity. The heat creates steam that is used to turn power turbines. Rebecca Smith looks at solar power plants that can make electricity whether or not the sun is shining, including one scheduled......

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