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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Administration launched a revised environmental assessment of the Western Photo voltaic Plan, also referred to as the Photo voltaic Programmatic Environmental Impression Assertion (PEIS). This new doc will govern leasing public lands for photo voltaic.

Following is a press release from Ben Norris, vice chairman of regulatory affairs on the Photo voltaic Vitality Industries Affiliation (SEIA), on the developments from BLM:

“At this time, the Bureau of Land Administration revised a decade-old coverage and opened 22 million acres of federal land for accountable photo voltaic growth. The proposal additionally identifies 200,000 acres of land close to transmission infrastructure, serving to to appropriate an necessary oversight and streamline photo voltaic growth.

“Beneath the present coverage, there are at the least 80 million acres of federal lands open to grease and fuel growth, which is 100 instances the quantity of public land accessible for photo voltaic. BLM’s proposal is an enormous step in the fitting path and acknowledges the important thing function photo voltaic performs in our vitality financial system.

“SEIA has been advocating for adjustments to the Photo voltaic PEIS for over 12 years and appreciates BLM’s in depth efforts to assemble stakeholder suggestions and make revisions that steadiness growth and conservation. We’ll proceed to induce the Administration to streamline allowing and harness the federal lands portfolio to supercharge job creation, promote vitality safety, and enhance conservation outcomes.”

Courtesy of SEIA.