U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, center, tours Sempra Energy's Copper Mountain Solar Energy Plant with John Sowers, Operations, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, left,, and Jeffrey Martin, CEO, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, right, and Kevin Gillespie, Operations, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, behind Martin in Boulder City, Nev. on Mar. 21, 2012. The president went on to speak about energy policy in Boulder City as part of a multi-state tour. The Copper Mountain solar facility is the largest operating photovoltaic plant operating in the country.