One of the biggest solar projects in U.S. Video

Video description: Nevada Solar One, one of the biggest solar projects in recent U.S. history, is almost done. Set for completion in April, its home is outside Las Vegas in the sunny desert, where rows of mirrors bounce the sunlight into receptors. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos reports.

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