We confess to being stumped, since we talked to the people at Nevada Solar One, the largest array in that area, and to its ownership group, Sempra Gas & Power, and if anything, you should be seeing more panels in that area, because Sempra is building an array of its own – Copper Mountain Solar 4 – around the fringes of Solar One. When completed, sometime later this year, the 94-megawatt facility is expected to generate enough electricity to power 42,000 homes. However, other than the construction jobs (350) being created, the benefits will not be seen locally: The primary customer for Copper Mountain Solar 4 will be Southern California Edison, which has a 20-year contract with Sempra, subject to regulatory approval.
Calls to Boulder City officialdom also elicited denials with regard to anyone having removed any panels, or being involved in new construction; if anyone out there knows something we don't, please drop us a line.
