Editing Solar Energy Generating Systems (section)

===Kramer Junction===
[[File:Solar Energy Generating Systems at Kramer Junction.jpg|thumb|The reflectors at Kramer Junction site facing the western sky to focus the late afternoon sunlight at the absorber tubes partially seen in the picture as bright white spots.]]
This location ({{Coord|35.013218|-117.560531 |format=dms |region:US-CA_type:landmark |name=SEGS III–VII}}) receives an average of 340&nbsp;days of sunshine per year, which makes it an ideal place for solar power generation. The average [[Direct insolation|direct normal radiation]] (DNR) is 7.44&nbsp;[[kWh]]/m<sup>2</sup>/day (310&nbsp;W/m<sup>2</sup>),<ref name=NREL99>
{{Cite journal
 |first       = Scott
 |last        = Frier
 |editor      = An overview of the Kramer Junction SEGS recent performance
 |title       = Parabolic Trough Workshop
 |year        = 1999
 |place       = Ontario, California
 |publisher   = KJC Operating Company
 |url         = http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/pdfs/1999_kjc.pdf
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081015003905/http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/pdfs/1999_kjc.pdf
 |archive-date = 2008-10-15
}}
</ref> one of the best in the nation{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}.  This was the location of SEGS II - VII, which were retired in 2019.  As of 2021, they were going to be replaced with a new solar photovoltaic array called Resurgence I.<ref name=cca-press-release>{{cite news |url=https://cal-cca.org/valley-clean-energy-makes-major-solarstorage-power-deal/ |title=Valley Clean Energy Makes Major Solar, Storage Power Deal}}</ref><ref name=sb-resurgence-project>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbcounty.gov/uploads/lus/pc/PROJ-2021-00019_Staff_Report_FINAL.pdf |title=Resurgence Solar I & II Land Use Services Department Planning Commission Staff Report }}</ref>