BLM to Host First-Ever Competitive Auction to Develop Solar Energy on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management will host the first competitive auction for public lands in two Solar Energy Zones in Colorado on Oct. 24.
SEIA Statement on Dept. of Interior’s Solar Power PEIS Decision
“We thank the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy for finalizing the process for solar energy development on public lands."
Obama Administration Approves Roadmap for Solar Power on Public Lands
The U.S. DoI announced that it had issued a Record of Decision approving an environmental impact statement for developing solar energy facilities on almost 20 million acres of public lands in six states.
Interior Department Rolls Out New Solar Power Program
No overriding regulation mandated the establishment of this program – although it was dictated by the biggest threat the public lands have ever faced – climate change.