A Shadow Looms over Nevada’s Solar Boom — and the Whole Country

A shadow looms over Nevada’s solar boom — and the whole country

The cancellation of a massive solar project is a sad commentary on America’s energy development.

Nevada’s Lost Sunlight: What Esmeralda 7 Tells Us About America’s Energy Future - CleanTechnica

The desert sun still shines on Nevada, but the politics of scarcity now stand between America and the cheapest electricity in its history.

Interior Department Cancels Largest Solar Project in North America - Sustainable Action Now (SAN)

In a startling setback for clean energy and climate progress, the U.S. Department of the Interior has canceled what would have been the largest solar project in North America. The move represents the latest in a series of actions under the Trump administration aimed at slowing or blocking major renewable energy initiatives, raising serious concerns about the nation’s ability to transition to a sustainable energy future. This cancellation is not …

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Cancellation Raises Concerns

Key Takeaways NextEra Energy’s Esmeralda 7 solar project cancellation surprised many. The firm had given at least five million dollars for Trump’s White House ballroom. Esmeralda 7 would have spanned 118,000 acres and powered two million homes. Bureau of Land Management announced no reason for the decision. New political reviews are slowing down green energy permits. A massive solar project cancellation in Nevada has stunned clean energy advoca…

Trump Axes 6.2GW “Vegas-Sized” Solar Farm in Nevada – Renewable Energy Industry Reels

BLM on Oct 10 listed the Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada as “cancelled” energyconnects.com theguardian.com. The massive project (seven contiguous solar farms on ~185 sq mi of public land) would have generated ~6,200 MW – enough for nearly 2 million homes pv-magazine-usa.com theguardian.com. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s Trump administration said developers can now submit individual proposals instead of one programmatic EIS energyconnects.…

Nevada’s Lost Sunlight: What Esmeralda 7 Tells Us About America’s Energy Future

When the Bureau of Land Management quietly changed a single line on its website this month, almost nobody noticed. There was no press conference, no formal announcement, no congressional testimony. Yet with that edit, one of the largest clean energy projects in the world ceased to exist. Esmeralda 7, a ... [continued] The post Nevada's Lost Sunlight: What Esmeralda 7 Tells Us About America's Energy Future appeared first on CleanTechnica.