The Bureau of Land Management is revamping its policy for industrial solar development on public land in the West.
It’s called the ‘Western Solar Plan’ and the latest draft shows a proposed allocation of nearly 12 million ares in Nevada and over 31 million acres across eleven states. Nevada would hold the largest stake at 37% of the total acreage.
Bureau of Land Management
Outside of both Pahrump and Amargosa Valley, two places where Channel 13 has reported resident pushback from the pressure of industrial development, the BLM is proposing around 220,000 acres be opened up for solar.
In the future, proposed projects would still undergo site-specific environmental review and public comment. If you’d like to weigh in, the deadline to provide feedback to the BLM on…
