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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

U.S. Unveils solar energy blueprint


US solar plan creates energy zones, excludes sensitive lands
Los Angeles Times
The plan establishes 17 solar energy zones in six Western states, including 154000 acres in California. The zones were chosen because they avoided major environmental, cultural or other conflicts. The policy encourages developers to select sites within ...

Los Angeles Times
Interior Department sets aside millions of acres for solar power
Washington Post
Applications for development in 17 solar-energy zones in California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah will move quickly because environmental impact studies have already been approved. Another 19 million acres were identified for ...
Solar-energy blueprint unveiled
San Francisco Chronicle
The Obama administration unveiled a final blueprint for solar-energy development Tuesday that identifies 285000 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah that have been green-lighted for solar-energy projects. The blueprint was ...
Interior Names Solar 'Hot Spots' Out West
New York Times (blog)
The agency identified an additional 19 million acres of public lands in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico as potential venues for solar energy projects that could win rapid federal approval. But officials said they were fencing off more ...

New York Times (blog)
Obama administration announces solar energy project
The Hill (blog)
The Obama administration will open public lands in six Western states to more solar projects as part of a solar energy road map it publicized Tuesday. The Interior Department set aside 285000 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and ...
Department of the Interior plan pre-approves sites for solar development in 6 ...
Washington Post
“Having a roadmap for development and conservation and striking the right balance between the two is going to be critical for protecting our western landscapes as we build our clean energy economy.” California has only two projects — both near the Arizona ...
U.S. unveils solar energy blueprint
UPI.com
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the unveiling of a final environmental impact statement paves the way for major solar energy developments in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. "This new road map builds on that ...
US Creates 17 Zones for 'Faster' Solar-Farm Development
Bloomberg
“Renewable energy development on federal lands is essential to reaching our national clean energy goals,” Arthur Haubenstock, vice president of regulatory affairs at the Oakland, California-based solar-thermal project developer BrightSource Energy Inc.
Obama Administration Releases Final Solar Energy Program
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
The final solar program identifies 17 solar energy zones covering 285000 square miles in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The area was cut down from an original 24 zones, some of which drew objections from wildlife and ...
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