Desert Sunlight solar farm
Armando Pimentel, President and CEO of NextEra Energy Resources, and U.S. of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell flip on a ceremonial power switch during a dedication ceremony for the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm on Feb. 9 in Riverside County. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
The morning sun rises over the solar panels at the new Desert Sunlight solar farm in Desert Center, Calif. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
An American flag flutters in the wind at the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm in Desert Center, Calif., on Feb. 9. The photovoltaic solar farm, one of the world’s largest, sits on 3,800 acres of federal land in Riverside County. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Dignitaries tour the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar fFarm, in Desert Center, Calif., on Feb. 9. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell soaks up the sun while talking to reporters about the new Desert Sunlight solar farm, one of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar farms. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, gets a tour of the Desert Sunlight solar farm. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, left, speaks during a dedication ceremony for the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm, in Desert Center, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2015. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, center right, talks to reporters after the dedication ceremony for the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm in Desert Center, Calif., on Feb. 9. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks at a dedication ceremony for the new Desert Sunlight solar farm on Feb. 9. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm in Desert Center, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2015. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
