Draft Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Growing support for Interior Department’s zone-based approach to solar development is key component of Smart Solar report

Foster Burgess
Oct 17, 2011

Anticipating a major announcement by the Department of Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in late October, The Wilderness Society has released Smart Solar, a report that shows why there is great support for the Department’s commitment to foc

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Comments on the Draft Solar Programmatic EIS

May 2, 2011

In December 2010, the BLM released the Draft Programmatic EIS for the agency's solar program in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

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Obama administration unveils blueprint for solar energy development in West

Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
Dec 17, 2010

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The Obama administration issued proposed guidelines Thursday for solar development on public lands in the West, a move that could speed renewable energy projects that have been mired in environmental controversy.

The detailed analysis, known as a Draft Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, identifies 24 "solar energy zones" in six states that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said would be most suited "for environmentally sound, utility-scale solar energy production."

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Interior’s New Solar Plan Aims to Build a Balanced Solar Energy Program

Anonymous
Oct 27, 2011

A strong solar program with designated areas for solar development can enhance success of solar projects going forward

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