Read the excerpt from Catching Sun Rays.

1. Governments and power companies know that solar power is good, so they are also building big solar power plants to keep up with demand. 2. The best place to do that is the Mojave Desert, which covers parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. 3. The area gets twice as much sunlight as other parts of the United States. 4. The Mojave is home to the largest solar power installation in the world.

Which sentence best supports the author's claim that the best place to build solar power plants is the Mojave Desert?

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