US EditionUS unveils solar energy plan for western public lands
- The Biden administration has released a roadmap to achieve a 100% clean energy grid by 2030, which includes opening 22 million acres for utility-scale solar development in 11 Western states.
- The updated plan refines existing maps and adds new maps of potential solar development areas in Western states, aiming to meet the administration's goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.
- The Interior Department's work on renewable energy projects on public lands is crucial to achieving the administration's clean energy goals, with an emphasis on responsible development and conservation.
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Interior expands Western solar plan to include five additional states
The Biden administration expanded its proposed solar development plan for public lands in the West on Wednesday, a step officials said is crucial to delivering on President Joe Biden’s goal of reaching a 100% emissions-free power grid by 2035. The new proposal is an update to the Bureau of Land Management’s 2012 Western Solar Plan. That Obama-era plan identified federal acres across six Western states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New…
Feds Unveil Plan for Solar Energy Projects on Millions Acres of Public Land in 11 Western States
A solar energy project in Kern County. Courtesy of Recurrent Energy The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for solar energy projects on federal lands that identifies 22 million acres in 11 western states best suited for development. The announcement is part of the Interior Department’s push to site more renewable energy facilities on federal lands, a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s goal to decarbonize the U.S. electricity…
Biden unveils ambitious solar plan for the West
Photovoltaic panels are pictured at the Appaloosa Solar 1 project near Cedar City on Thursday, June 8, 2023.Spenser Heaps, Deseret News A new roadmap released Wednesday by the Biden administration spells out a plan to bring a significant amount of solar resources to the West to meet his goal of a 100% clean energy grid by 2030.The Bureau of Land Management also announced the next steps on several renewable projects in Arizona, California and Ne…
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