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Trump Administration Cancels Massive Nevada Solar Power Project
The project would have powered about 2 million homes but was canceled due to federal permitting freezes and shifting energy priorities under the Trump administration.
- On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management updated its NEPA register to list the Esmeralda 7 Solar Project environmental review as 'cancelled', first reported by Heatmap.
- Amid policy shifts, the Trump administration restricted clean energy projects as the federal government shutdown delayed BLM reviews and Interior Department rules tightened utility-scale solar tax credits.
- The project would have spanned nearly 118,000 acres and produced nearly 6.2 gigawatts, backed by NextEra Energy, Invenergy, ConnectGen under the Biden administration.
- Industry groups including the Solar Energy Industries Association warned the cancellation harms consumers, the grid and U.S. competitiveness, while BLM provided no reason on its website.
- Instead of a programmatic review, the Bureau of Land Management now expects applicants to submit individual project proposals, a shift reflecting setbacks to utility-scale solar in Nevada, conservation groups said.
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Trump administration’s revised approval process threatens to scuttle giant NV solar complex
(Bureau of Land Management Esmeralda Seven Solar Project EIS cover photo)The Trump administration has pulled the plug on its review of a massive joint solar project in Nevada that would have added up to be one of the largest continuous solar farms in the world – at least as it was envisioned. On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) canceled an environmental review of the Esmeralda Seven Solar Project – a sprawling development of seven …
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