LADWP just released an EIR to install 200MW of solar PV panels 10 miles north of Lone Pine on 1,200 acres. The project is called Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch and of course there is local opposition. I think it's a great start and there's room for a lot more of these installations.
Battle for Solar Power in Owens Valley The Draft EIR is
here. Now if we could just get new solar powered dehydrating toilets for Mt. Whitney...
