A generating facility is provided for generating electricity from both
solar and non-solar energy sources. The solar generating portion of the
facility includes capability to directly generate electricity from solar
insolation, or to store the solar energy in a tangible medium, including
stored heat, or solar generating fuel. The generating facility is
configured to generate electricity simultaneously from both solar and
non-solar sources, as well a solely from immediate solar insolation and
from solar energy stored in a tangible medium. Additionally, the solar
generating capacity may be segregated; such that separate spectra of
solar insolation are used to capture heat for steam turbine based
electrical generation, capture light energy for photovoltaic based
electrical generation, and to grow biomass to generate a solar fuel.