Content Consultant Hashem Nehrir PhD Professor Electrical Computer Engineering Department Montana State University Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY by Kate Conley
CHAPTER ONE POWER FROM THE SUN Every spring orange and yellow poppies bloom in California's Antelope Valley They grow on I land where rattlesnakes and deer roam Amid this dry rugged land 1 7 million dark glass panels sit in neat rows Each panel turns slowly from east to west They follow the sun throughout the day The valley's panels are part of the Solar Star projects These two neighboring solar power plants Satellite photos show the enormous size of the Antelope Valley's solar power plants 5
