Millions of Acres Added for Solar Power Projects on Public Land

U.S. Bureau of Land Management releases final plan to direct expanded development on about 31 million acres in 11 western states.

Bureau of Land Management releases proposed Western Solar Plan

The BLM today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally ...

BLM Considering 31 Million Acres of U.S. Public Lands for Solar ...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published details of a plan to make millions of acres of public lands across the western U.S. ...

Biden-Harris Administration advances clean energy projects on ...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is advancing nine solar projects on public lands that could potentially power nearly 2 million homes with clean energy.

BLM proposes opening 31M acres of public land to solar development

The US Bureau of Land Management issued its proposed updated Western Solar Plan on Thursday, designating more than 31 million acres of public land in 11 states ...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Significant Progress to ...

The Department of the Interior today announced an updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West, designed to expand solar ...

Federal Plan for Public Lands Solar Development Opens 31 Million ...

Center for Biological Diversity: TUCSON, Ariz.— The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released its Western Solar Plan today, proposing to open ...

SEIA Statement on BLM Opening 31 Million Acres of Public Land for ...

The Solar PEIS is a foundational environmental planning document that determines where solar development can occur on public lands in Arizona, ...

BLM Plan for Solar on Public Lands Sparks Enthusiasm and ...

Nearly 32 million acres would open for solar farms, but the agency expects only a fraction of that will be used, and put four times more ...

U.S. government expands solar energy development on federal land

The Biden administration has finalized an expansive plan to make 31 million acres of federal land in 11 western states available for solar energy development.

BLM proposes to open 22 million acres in Western states to solar ...

The US Bureau of Land Management on Jan. 17, 2024, proposed opening 22 million acres for solar development in 11 Western states.

Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar ...

Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects.

31M western acres threatened by solar thanks to new Biden-Harris ...

A Bureau of Land Management rule is designating 31 million acres of Western lands for utility-scale solar projects of 5 megawatts or larger.

US opens 22 million acres for solar development in the West

The BLM announced an updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West, meant to expand solar energy production in more Western ...

Biden administration finalizes plan to expedite permitting and ...

The administration expands and adjusts plan for western solar development on public lands to overcome permitting concerns.

Could Biden's use of federal land for solar projects expedite US ...

The Biden administration announced in late August that it had finalised a proposal to increase the use of solar energy on federal lands in 11 western states.

US unveils solar energy plan for western public lands - Reuters

The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for solar energy projects on federal lands that identifies 22 million acres in 11 ...

Feds plan to open 32M acres of public land for solar ... - This Is Reno

Federal land managers Thursday released an updated roadmap for solar energy development across 11 western states, a plan that opens about 32 million acres of ...

Plan would make 1M acres of federal land in Oregon available for ...

More than 1 million acres of federal land in central and southern Oregon could soon be leased for solar energy projects.

The US says it needs up to 22m acres for the solar energy transition

The Bureau of Land Management proposed using 22m acres of public land for solar projects – roughly the size of Maine, or an area larger than ...