New Solar, Wind Competitive Leasing Program to Start for US Public Lands

Renewable Energy World: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Nov. 10 said that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a rule that creates a new competitive leasing process and incentives for solar and wind energy development on public lands.

“This new rule not only provides a strong foundation for the future of energy development on America’s public lands, but is an important and exciting milestone in our ongoing efforts to tap the vast solar and wind energy resources across the country,” Secretary Jewell said in a statement. “Through a landscape-level approach, we are facilitating responsible renewable energy development in the right places, creating jobs and cutting carbon pollution for the benefit of all Americans.”

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