Solar panels on Carrizo Plain

rows of gray solar panels stand out against the dry desert background. Solar panel installers wearing yellow vests work on the panels.

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Sarah Swenty/USFWS

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The Carrizo Plain in California is home to solar energy projects that demonstrate how solar energy development can generate clean power and local jobs, while conserving and protecting threatened and endangered species.

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Desert

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Energy

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