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An aerial view of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, a concentrated solar thermal plant in the Mojave Desert in Nipton, California off of Interstate 15 near Primm, Nevada. -
An aerial view of the Mojave Desert. -
An aerial view of the Colorado River downstream from Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
An aerial view of the Colorado River downstream from Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
An aerial view of the Colorado River at one of the proposed sites for a pump station for a newly proposed LADWP project that would use surplus renewable solar energy to pump water back into Lake Mead from the Colorado River downstream in order to create higher productivity and reserves in hydroelectric power generated by the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
An aerial view of the the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
Len Schilling, Lower Colorado Dams Office Area Manager, explains the operation of the spillway of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
Len Schilling, Lower Colorado Dams Office Area Manager, walks through the tunnel 300 feet underwater which connects the dam to the powerhouse of the Hoover Dam. -
A view of the power generating units in the powerhouse of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
A view of one of the penstocks inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
A view of an operating panel in the powerhouse of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
A view beneath one of the penstocks of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
A hallway leading away from one of the penstocks of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
A stairwell inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
The cooling water system inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
Lifting straps hang along the wall of the welding gallery inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
The inspection tunnel leading to the powerhouse roof inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada. -
The view from an inspection tunnel looking out from the face of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
The point where Lake Mead touches the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
A view of the upper penstock drains of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
An aerial view of the the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. -
An aerial view of the Boulder Solar Project in Boulder City, Nevada. -
An aerial view of the Mojave Desert.
An aerial view of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, a concentrated solar thermal plant in the Mojave Desert in Nipton, California off of Interstate 15 near Primm, Nevada. An aerial view of the Mojave Desert. An aerial view of the Colorado River downstream from Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. An aerial view of the Colorado River downstream from Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. An aerial view of the Colorado River at one of the proposed sites for a pump station for a newly proposed LADWP project that would use surplus renewable solar energy to pump water back into Lake Mead from the Colorado River downstream in order to create higher productivity and reserves in hydroelectric power generated by the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. An aerial view of the the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. Len Schilling, Lower Colorado Dams Office Area Manager, explains the operation of the spillway of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. Len Schilling, Lower Colorado Dams Office Area Manager, walks through the tunnel 300 feet underwater which connects the dam to the powerhouse of the Hoover Dam. A view of the power generating units in the powerhouse of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. A view of one of the penstocks inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. A view of an operating panel in the powerhouse of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. A view beneath one of the penstocks of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. A hallway leading away from one of the penstocks of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. A stairwell inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. The cooling water system inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. Lifting straps hang along the wall of the welding gallery inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. The inspection tunnel leading to the powerhouse roof inside the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada. The view from an inspection tunnel looking out from the face of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. The point where Lake Mead touches the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. A view of the upper penstock drains of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. An aerial view of the the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of Nevada and Arizona. An aerial view of the Boulder Solar Project in Boulder City, Nevada. An aerial view of the Mojave Desert.