Western Solar Plan

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 ...

Western Solar Plan

This website to provide Solar Energy Permitting Resources to aid BLM staff, solar energy developers, other regulators, and the public in understanding.

Documents - EplanningUi - Bureau of Land Management

Fact Sheet - Updated Western Solar Plan Draft PEIS - Jan 2024.pdf. to of. First Previous Page of. Next Last. Draft Utility-Scale Solar Energy ...

2023/2024 Solar Programmatic EIS Information Center

August 29, 2024. Bureau of Land Management Releases Proposed Western Solar Plan · January 22, 2024. BLM Hosting Series of Public Meetings to Discuss Progress to ...

BLM Releases Final Western Solar Plan

In late August, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final version of the Final Utility-Scale Solar Energy Programmatic ...

Bureau of Land Management Expands The Western Solar Plan to ...

“The updated Western Solar Plan is a responsible, pragmatic strategy for developing solar energy on our nation's public lands that supports national clean ...

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

“The updated Western Solar Plan is a responsible, pragmatic strategy for developing solar energy on our nation's public lands that supports ...

BLM Announces Public Land Ideal for Solar Energy Development

The new Western Solar Plan supports accelerating smart renewable energy siting across the western U.S..

BLM's Solar Plan: Balancing Efficiency, Flexibility, and Conservation

The Bureau of Land Management's updated Western Solar Plan will guide solar energy siting and development across 11 western states for the next decade.

Notice of Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental ...

... Western Solar Plan. First, there has been an increase in utility-scale solar energy development, both on and off public lands, driven by the ...

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

In the West, the BLM plans to make available to solar developers almost 32 million acres, a total area about the size of Mississippi, which ...

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

TUCSON, Ariz.— The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released its Western Solar Plan today, proposing to open more than 31 million acres of ...

Western Solar Plan and the Solar Programmatic Environmental ...

By embracing initiatives like the Solar Programmatic Environmental. Impact Statement (Solar PEIS), and subsequent updates to the. Western Solar Plan, we pave ...

THE WESTERN SOLAR PLAN IS FINALIZED. WHAT DOES IT ...

The final plan offers greater protections for Wyoming's wildlife. From draft to final, the BLM made a number of changes to the plan. Some are good, and some we ...

Areas Identified in the 2012 Western Solar Plan

The Western Solar Plan established a process for permitting utility scale (> 20 MW) solar energy projects on BLM-administered lands in six southwestern states.

BLM plan aims to dramatically expand Western solar - E&E News

The Bureau of Land Management proposes to add 5.4 million acres in five states that would be eligible for streamlined permitting of utility-scale solar ...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Significant Progress to ...

The BLM's preferred alternative in the updated Western Solar Plan would provide approximately 22 million acres of land open for solar ...

The government updated its decade-old solar energy plan. What's in ...

The updated Western Solar Plan will guide utility-scale solar development across BLM lands in 11 Western states.

Nobody loves Biden's Western Solar Plan. But it's what we've got

An estimated 1.3 million — spanning 11 states, from California to Wyoming — could eventually be developed under the Biden administration's soon- ...

Bright Future for Western Solar - Living on Earth

The Bureau of Land Management is updating its master plan for developing solar energy on BLM lands in the West, to help the US meet ...