BLM 2012 Priority Renewable Energy Projects
Overview
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) gives priority each year to a variety of renewable energy projects within the National System of Public Lands. BLM, in conjunction with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, chooses the renewable energy projects that they believe are the most promising and will help diversify the country’s energy portfolio in an environmentally responsible manner.To qualify as a priority project, a company must demonstrate that its project is ready for a formal environmental review and public participation process, can be approved by the end of 2012, and is sited in an area with minimal environmental impact. The list also includes “connected action” projects, in which the solar power plant is sited on private land, but another related facility (e.g., a transmission line) requires BLM authorization, as it will be built on federal lands.
COMPANY | PROJECT NAME | MW* | TECHNOLOGY | STATE | STATUS |
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82LV 8ME, LLC | Mount Signal Solar Farm #1** | 600 | PV | CA | EA Pending |
enXco | Desert Harvest | 100 | PV | CA | NOI published 9/15/2011 Draft EIS published 4/13/2012 |
First Solar, LLC | Silver State South | 350 | PV | NV | NOI published 9/1/2011 |
K Road Power | Calico Solar Redesign**** | 664 | PV | CA | NOI published 10/25/2011 |
K Road Power | Moapa Solar Project***^ | 350 | PV | NV | NOI published 2/4/2011 Draft EIS released 11/25/2011 |
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC | McCoy Solar | 750 | PV | CA | NOI published 8/29/2011 Draft EIS published 5/25/2012 |
Pacific Solar Investments | Amargosa North Solar | 150 | PV | NV | NOI published 12/14/2009 Draft EIS Pending |
San Diego Gas & Electric | Ocotillo Sol*** | 14 | PV | CA | NOI published 7/17/2011 Draft EIS published 4/20/2012 |
Solar Reserve | Quartzite Solar Energy | 100 | Polar Tower | AZ | NOI published 1/14/2010 Draft EIS published 11/10/2011 |