CA Regulators Extend Lifeline To Obama-Backed Solar Plant — Won’t Say How Much It’ll Cost Ratepayers

California regulators gave a massive federally-supported solar thermal power plant more time to ramp up the amount of energy it produces, but won’t disclose how much the deal will cost taxpayers. The Ivanpah solar plant will now have until the end of July to comply with a power purchase agreement it has with the utility Pacific…