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Major Mojave project clears critical hurdle

One of California's biggest proposed solar energy projects won preliminary approval today from state regulators. BrightSource Energy Inc.'s Ivanpah power plant development in the Mojave Desert gained tentative approval from the California Energy Commission, triggering a 30-day comment period that will likely end in final permits for the Oakland-based company.

The 392-megawatt solar thermal power plant is also subject to an environmental review by the ...