The Ups & Downs Of Concentrating Solar Powera field of specialized mirrors that bounce sunlight onto a central point. “This includes the development of a test facility that allows diverse teams of researchers, laboratories, developers and manufacturers to remove key technological risks for the next generation CSP technology and enable the reduction of the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for electricity generated by CSP to 6 ¢/kWh or less, without subsidies, by the end of the decade,” the Energy Department explains. In addition to her experience in energy-related project development, Ms