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The Biden administration says it's on track to nearly double the capacity of renewable energy projects on public land by the end of 2023. The projection came in a new report to Congress that shows rapid progress towards an additional 10 gigawatts of renewable capacity by the end of next year, and 25 gigawatts of wind, solar, and geothermal energy on public lands by 2025.
Just this week, the Bureau of Land Management issued its first competitive lease for solar energy, leasing nearly 5,000 acres for a 600-megawatt solar array in Utah's Escalante Desert. When the project is fully developed, it's expected to create 200 construction jobs and 15 ongoing operations positions while powering 170,000 homes.
Interior's report to Congress says it has over 50 renewable projects in early review stages right now. The agency is also working to update land use plans across 11 Western states that are part of the Westside Energy Corridor, identifying 3 million acres of public land suitable for transmission lines while also “providing enhanced conservation of public lands.”
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It's important for folks to recognize the connections between the insurrection supporters — the Trent Loos and [Ariz. Republican Rep.] Paul Gosars and Lauren Boeberts of the world — that these folks are definitely on the fringe, but American Stewards for Liberty is acting as the glue between those folks and political figures who try to come off as more mainstream, like Ricketts and Bernhardt and Cramer."
