Written by Maydeen Merino
The Bureau of Land Management has pulled the plug on a massive Nevada solar power project, furthering the Trump administration’s crackdown on renewable energy projects. [emphasis, links added]
BLM on Thursday updated its planning website for the Esmeralda 7 project, stating that the agency’s environmental review has been “canceled.” The agency did not provide a reason for the cancellation.
The Esmeralda 7 Solar Project was meant to build seven solar power plants with battery energy storage on approximately 118,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands near Tonopah, Nevada.
It would have produced nearly 6.2 gigawatts, enough to power millions of homes.
NextEra Energy, Invenergy, ConnectGen, and other renewables developers backed the project.
It was part of the Biden administration’s efforts to expand clean energy developments on federal land.
The Esmeralda 7 solar project experienced some progress at the start of the Trump administration, with the BLM releasing an environmental impact statement for the project.
BLM indicated it would make a final decision on the project by July, but that decision never occurred.
The Trump administration has moved to curtail policies and projects related to renewable energy, especially wind projects.
Biden administration’s efforts to expand clean energy developments on federal land.
Biden administration’s efforts
well that says a lot really
the troublemakers mob that started the Ukraine-Russo war, following on from obummers 2014 coup; and continuing the weak NUTO creep of a bunch of insipid self destructive EU nations.
to expand clean energy developments on federal land.
There is nothing much clean about solar. The chemical makeup of the panels is complex and toxic
Where will they be disposed of after a , what 15 ? year life
and the batteries for the storage
well
at least with hydro lakes you can and do have recreational activity, fishing and something at least akin to nature
Batteries are NOT .
From chatgpt.com:
Solar panels after 15 years: Still working?Yes, most decent-quality panels still function well:
Pretty much all “Green and Renewable” energy projects have subsidies. Without subsidies they are unprofitable. Even with subsidies most are unprofitable.
Pumped Hydro: Invest $20Billion so that for every 100MW you create you get 60MW back to use.
Only in Clown world does that make sense.