Sierra SunTower
Sierra SunTower was a 5 MW commercial concentrating solar power plant built and operated by eSolar. The plant is located in Lancaster, California. As of mid-September, 2022, the two towers that were the center of the facility are no longer standing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Z22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lancaster Museum of Art and History and Lancaster station.
Lancaster Museum of Art and History
Museum
The Lancaster Museum of Art and History, is located in Lancaster, California. The museum's exhibits focus on post-war American art with an emphasis on California art. Lancaster Museum of Art and History is situated 2½ miles south of Sierra SunTower.
Lancaster station
Railway station
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
Lancaster station is owned by and located in the city of Lancaster, California. It serves as a transfer point for several public transportation bus routes as well as the final Metrolink train station on the Antelope Valley Line that originates 69 miles away in downtown Los Angeles, at Union Station. Lancaster station is situated 2½ miles south of Sierra SunTower.
Western Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Rosi25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Western Hotel is a hotel built in 1888 by the Gilroy family. It is the oldest surviving building in Lancaster, California. The Western Hotel was designated a California Historic Landmark on September 26, 1958. Western Hotel is situated 2½ miles south of Sierra SunTower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lancaster.
Lancaster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lancaster is a city in far northern Los Angeles County in Southern California, 8 miles from the Kern County line.
Sierra SunTower
- Type: Industry
- Description: power station in Lancaster, California, USA
- Category: thermal solar power station
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.73142° or 34° 43′ 53″ northLongitude
-118.13618° or 118° 8′ 10″ westInception
July 2009Operator
Sierra SunTower LLCOpen location code
8563PVJ7+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 223837514OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q15277724
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In Other Languages
“Sierra SunTower” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Sierra SunTower”
- Russian: “СТЭС Сиерра”
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