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Solar Power Plants

What Are Solar Power Plants?

Solar power plants use energy from the sun and convert it into usable electricity. Because the energy directly obtained from the sun exists in a diffused state, it needs to be converted into a concentrated source of energy before it can be converted to electricity. This is a two-step process that involves collecting solar energy using mirrors to transform it into heat, and then converting this heat energy to electricity.