▁d ish ▁technology ▁could ▁not ▁comp ete ▁against ▁the ▁falling ▁costs ▁of ▁solar ▁phot ov olta ics , ▁according ▁to ▁media ▁reports . ▁The ▁falling ▁phot ov olta ic ▁prices ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁Chinese ▁subs id ies . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Mar ic op a ▁Sol ar ▁plant ▁in ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁a ▁European ▁formation ▁based ▁in ▁London ▁called ▁United ▁Sun ▁Systems ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁St ir ling ▁Energy ' s ▁development ▁arm , ▁T ess era ▁Sol ar , ▁sold ▁off ▁its ▁two ▁large ▁projects , ▁the ▁ 7 0 9   MW ▁Imperial ▁Valley ▁Sol ar ▁Project ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 5 0   MW ▁Cal ico ▁Sol ar ▁Energy ▁Project ▁to ▁A ES ▁Sol ar ▁and ▁K . Ro ad , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sol ar ▁power ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁Des ert ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁W ired ▁News ▁- St ir ling ▁Systems ▁signed ▁contract s ▁with ▁Con ▁Ed ▁to ▁build ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁M oj ave . ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Fort une ▁Magazine ▁- ▁St ir ling ▁Energy ▁Systems ▁makes ▁Fort une ▁Magazine ’ s ▁ 2 5 ▁B RE AK OUT ▁CO MP AN IES ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Feb ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Popular ▁Science ▁Magazine ▁- ▁D ishing ▁Out ▁Real ▁Power ▁- ▁Cost