Interior bets big on Western solar energy
Solar energy development in Nevada and five other Western states has been put on a fast track by the federal government, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week.
“It’s time for a new energy frontier,” he said June 29 from the courtyard of UNLV’s Greenspun Hall. The courtyard is shaded by photovoltaic solar panels.
The Interior Department set aside seven solar zones on 150,000 acres in Nevada to be studied for their potential to house solar arrays. There are 17 additional zones to be studied in California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. A total of 670,000 acres will be evaluated.
This initiative, Salazar said, will “help us harness the power of the sun once and for all … Our expectations are bold, but they are achievable.”
Salazar, dressed in his trademark cowboy hat and bolo tie, signed the order directing the expedited study and solar energy development. Read full story:
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