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Can we expand solar power dramatically without damaging

In fact, we found that nearly 74% and 90% of all PV and CSP installations in California, respectively, are located within 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of the nearest federally

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Federal renewable energy plan will safeguard bird

Palm Springs, Calif. – Representatives of Audubon California today said a new plan released today for renewable energy development across 10 million acres of federal public lands in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts will help birds two ways: first, by safeguarding the most important landscapes for resident and migratory birds; and second, by helping accelerate

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Learning From California''s Ambitious Climate Policy

California has long been synonymous with effective climate policy. Beginning in 2001, the Golden State established its first voluntary emissions reporting program under Gov. Gray Davis (D).

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Clean Energy in California | The Nature Conservancy

The final plan, called the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, identified 388,000 acres of land—enough to power more than 8 million homes—where clean energy development should be prioritized. Next, TNC conducted a statewide assessment to determine how California could scale up to 50-percent renewable energy and still protect a

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Why Conservation Leasing on Public Lands Is a Win-Win for

The BLM and the state of California forged this agreement in 2015 while developing the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, which established a landscape-level plan for renewable energy

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Identifying Hurdles to Renewable Electricity Transmission

In the three years since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 encouraged renewable energy development on federal land, the Bureau of Land Management has yet to approve a single concentrated solar or

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The Next Phase of Energy Development on Federal Lands

The US has a goal of generating 25 gigawatts of solar, wind, and geothermal energy—enough to power nearly 19 million homes—on America''s public lands between 2021 and 2025. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said that federal lands "have a unique role in meeting Congress''s direction under the Energy Act of 2020 and the Biden-Harris

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Biden approves two solar farms in California desert

Federal officials are grappling with those concerns as they try to meet a congressional target of permitting 25,000 megawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025, while also protecting...

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Unpacking California Solar Taxation: What to Know During

The state of California has not ceded jurisdiction over most federal land, and if a lease is entered into on public land, the state PI tax is likely to apply. where she serves renewable energy companies, start-ups, and solar, wind and geothermal producers. and solar, wind and geothermal producers. She can be reached at [email protected

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Renewable Energy

Projects as of September 2024. The BLM has surpassed the goal of permitting 25 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects on public lands. As of September 2024, BLM has permitted 69 geothermal, 63 solar, 41 wind, and 42 renewable energy gen-tie projects (transmission lines that cross public lands to connect renewable energy projects that have been developed on private

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The Next Phase of Energy Development on Federal

The US has a goal of generating 25 gigawatts of solar, wind, and geothermal energy—enough to power nearly 19 million homes—on America''s public lands between 2021 and 2025. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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Biden wants to protect public lands. What about renewable energy?

As environmental compensation for several solar farms, renewable energy developer Avantus retired grazing rights on 215,000 acres of federal land in California''s Kern

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New solar power plant for California desert gains federal approval

The decision authorizes Sonoran West Solar Holdings LLC to build the $550 million plant on about 2,000 acres (809.3 hectares) of BLM-administered lands about 13 miles (20.9

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Governor Newsom Updates the Roadmap to California''s Clean Energy

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom announced the "Building the Electricity Grid of the Future: California''s Clean Energy Transition Plan" today, showing how California will reach our goal of 100% clean electricity by 2045, while keeping costs affordable and maximizing our energy supply through this transition. RICHMOND – California has an

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Efficient use of land to meet sustainable energy needs

California''s dynamic renewable energy landscape is driven, in part, by legislation and renewable portfolio standards (RPS) that, for example, require renewables to serve 33% of retail

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Federal Renewable Energy Use Requirement: 42 U.S.C.

Pursuant to the renewable electricity requirement in Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 (42 U.S.C. § 15852) as amended by The Energy Act of 2020, to the extent economically feasible and technically practicable, each fiscal year the Federal Government must consume at least 7.5 percent of its total electricity from renewable sources.

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Solar Energy Farms Are Booming in California''s Deserts. Here''s

Citing clean energy goals, the Biden administration has streamlined solar power development within nearly 11 million acres of federal desert land in seven California counties

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How California Can Deploy Large-Scale Renewable Energy

California''s ambitious renewable energy goals will require the deployment of large- land serve as habitat for endangered and threatened species protected by federal and state law. 4) Lack of Coordinated Land Use Planning and Analysis: Renewable energy developers can experience land from renewable energy development,

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Renewable Energy and Transmission Siting

very best renewable energy resources are far from population and energy demand centers. NREL calculates that a gross estimate of land needed for an 80% national renewable electricity future would be equivalent to less than about 3% of the U.S. land

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Reliability, Renewable Energy & Decarbonization Incentives Division

The California Energy Commission''s Reliability, Renewable Energy & Decarbonization Incentives Division (RREDI) develops and administers the state''s renewable energy, grid reliability, and building decarbonization incentive programs, which are helping California achieve its 100 percent clean energy goal and combating climate change.

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Governor Newsom Unveils New Proposals to Build California''s

The facility, which broke ground in August 2022 and is expected to be operational as early as December, could power 60,000 homes in the surrounding region and is capable of

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Room for Renewables If We Build Right | The Nature Conservancy

That is a bad outcome for customers, as it can drive up the cost of renewable energy and slow climate progress. Research shows that we can meet aggressive renewable energy goals on lands that are low impact for nature. In the central U.S. "wind belt," there is enough of this land to support 1,000 gigawatts of new wind development.

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As Solar Booms in the California Desert, Locals Feel ''Overburdened''

Cases like Desert Center are likely to multiply as the nation''s buildout of large solar projects accelerates and the land opened for renewable energy development grows, especially

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Solar projects help meet CA''s green energy goals, but endanger

It''s a boom encouraged by the Biden administration, which has streamlined renewable energy development within roughly 11 million acres of federal desert land in seven

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BLM announces Oberon Solar Project in Riverside County is fully

Project will provide clean, renewable energy to power over 207,000 homes. PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A new project on federal public lands is now delivering enough clean

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California exceeds another clean energy milestone

SACRAMENTO – California''s battery storage capacity has expanded rapidly, increasing by 3,012 megawatts (MW) in just six months to reach a total of 13,391 MW.This growth marks a 30% increase since April 2024, underscoring the state''s swift progress in building out clean energy infrastructure, especially during a summer marked by record-breaking heat.

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How does permitting for clean energy infrastructure work?

Federal & Protected Land Use A second category of permitting that includes projects that use or pass through land that is managed by or protected by the federal government requires a permit from

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Funding Renewable Energy

California Energy Commission''s Renewable Energy for Agriculture Program offers grants encouraging the installation of renewable energy technologies. Energy Research and Development Learn more about the California Energy Commission''s research, development and demonstration programs.

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Active Renewable Projects

Renewable Energy Projects Approved (as of September 1, 2024) As part of the Biden-Harris administration''s efforts to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035 and meet the Energy Act of 2020 goal of permitting 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025, the BLM has approved the following renewable energy projects with a Record of Decision or

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California renewable energy building over federal protected land

California renewable energy building over federal protected land