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Trump geothermal lease sale collides with planned Nevada solar farms

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By Nichola Groom Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US Interior Department's sale of geothermal leases in Nevada this week will include thousands of acres overlapping major planned solar projects from NextEra Energy and other developers, according to federal docum...

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Utility Dive

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Geothermal lease sale on federal land in Nevada nets $4.8M

An Interior Department auction for roughly 187,000 acres generated less per acre than a similar sale in the same state in 2025. Leases for two parcels that sold overlap with the site of a proposed NextEra solar farm.

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The Daily Caller

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Trump’s Energy Push Runs Into A Solar Giant

The Trump administration will auction geothermal leases Tuesday on Nevada land that solar developers including NextEra Energy want for their projects.

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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Bizpac Review

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Trump admin’s energy plans clash with solar giant

The Trump administration on Tuesday will auction off geothermal leases on Nevada desert land that solar developers want for their own projects. NextEra Energy, a major solar […]

6 days ago·West Palm Beach, United States

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Reuters

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Trump geothermal lease sale collides with planned Nevada solar farms

6 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Nevada News and Views

Feds Auction Geothermal Leases on Top of Planned Nevada Solar Farms

A federal auction today puts geothermal and solar developers on the same patch of Nevada dirt, and Washington holds the deed. On Tuesday, October 20, the federal Bureau…

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