What is the Solar Energy Development PEIS?
The Solar Energy Development PEIS is one of several on-going DOI initiatives in support of the President’s New Energy for America Plan that sets a target of ensuring that 10 percent of U.S. electricity is generated from renewable sources by 2010, rising to 25 percent by 2025. The Solar Energy Development PEIS is a thoughtful process that will examine landscapes within the BLM-managed National System of Public Lands that have high solar energy potential, analyzing alternatives that could facilitate environmentally responsible solar energy development. The Solar Energy Development PEIS also will examine the environmental effects of all solar energy technologies that are ready for deployment at utility-scale. A utility-scale project is that which is capable of producing 10 or more megawatts of electricity for distribution to customers through the electricity transmission grid system.
