In 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused Mojave desert land. 8 years later, the site hosts 1.9 million solar panels, turning a historic aircraft testing ground into a massive renewable-energy hub

In 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused desert land at Edwards Air Force Base in California. What happened next was unexpected. The former aircraft testing landscape became home to nearly 1.9 million solar panels. Today, the Edwards Sanborn solar project produces massive amounts of clean energy while giving unused federal land a new purpose.