Secretary Salazar Visits Ivanpah Project
Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Director of the Bureau of Land Management Bob Abbey made a stop at the Ivanpah project last week (May 10) while traveling in California. Representatives from NRG, BrightSource and Bechtel accompanied Secretary Salazar’s group around the grounds for a brief tour of the project. Secretary Salazar said that he was very impressed with Ivanpah’s progress! He stayed to share a short chat and take a few photos with project staff.

From left to right: BLM’s Bob Abbey, Bechtel’s Terry Copeland, Secretary Salazar, NRG’s Tim Fisk and BrightSource’s Doug Davis.