The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar
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The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have determined that 700,000 acres of federal lands will be needed for solar farms over the next 20 years, so BLM recommended 22 million acres to give “maximum flexibility” to help the US reach its net zero by 2035 power sector goal.
The plan is an update of th...
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