Sentences with phrase «solar peis»
Fourteen public meetings on the Draft Solar PEIS were held in February and March 2011.
http://solareis.anl.gov/
The Solar PEIS will examine the environmental effects of solar energy technologies that are ready for deployment at utility - scale.
The BLM and the DOE held 14 public meetings on the Draft Solar PEIS to provide an overview of the document and take public comments.
The DOE anticipates utilizing the programmatic environmental guidance presented in the Final Solar PEIS in evaluating solar projects proposed for DOE to support.
The Solar PEIS analyzes potential environmental impacts associated with the development, operation, and decommissioning of utility - scale solar energy projects; i.e. solar energy projects that can generate 20 MW or more of electricity to be put directly into the electricity transmission grid.
For the BLM, the proposed action in the Solar PEIS is to develop and implement a new Solar Energy Program that would facilitate environmentally responsible utility - scale solar energy development by establishing environmental policies and design features (i.e., mitigation requirements) related to utility - scale solar energy development in six southwestern states (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah).
The BLM originally identified 24 proposed SEZs in the Draft Solar PEIS, and about 22 million acres lands outside of proposed SEZs where solar ROW applications would be accepted.
The BLM will make separate decisions as to whether or not to authorize individual solar energy projects in conformance with the existing land use plan (s) as amended by the Solar PEIS ROD.
Through the Solar PEIS, the BLM considered whether to establish a new Solar Energy Program to supplement or replace existing policies, and to amend land use plans in the six - state study area to adopt the new Program.
As part of the Solar PEIS, the BLM conducted a thorough environmental review of the proposed SEZs so that future reviews of applications within SEZs would involve limited additional effort in terms of project - specific NEPA analyses.
The Solar Energy Program (now finalized in the Solar PEIS Record of Decision [ROD]-RRB- emphasizes and incentivizes development within SEZs and proposes a collaborative process to identify additional SEZs.
The Final Solar PEIS was issued in July 2012.
In the Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS, the DOE presented that draft programmatic guidance for public comment.
The Solar PEIS ROD did not eliminate the need for site - specific environmental reviews for future utility - scale solar energy development projects.
The Solar PEIS analyzed potential environmental impacts associated with the development, operation, and decommissioning of utility - scale solar energy projects; i.e. solar energy projects that can generate 20 MW or more of electricity that is delivered into the electricity transmission grid.
The guidance, with appropriate revisions, is presented in the Final Solar PEIS.
Some of the approved authorizations and pending applications are within proposed SEZs, details on these projects are available through the Documents page (under «Other Documents Related to the Final Solar PEIS»).
The proposed guidance is based on information concerning environmental impacts and potentially applicable mitigation measures provided in the Solar PEIS.
The Final Solar PEIS provides information on approved authorizations and pending applications on BLM - administered lands as of May 31, 2012 (see Appendix B, Volume 6, Part 1).
Preparation of the Solar PEIS has included issuance of a Draft Solar PEIS, a Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS, a Final Solar PEIS, and a Record of Decision.
Utility - scale solar energy projects (defined for the Solar PEIS as facilities with a generation capacity of 20 MW or greater) generate electricity that is distributed to consumers through the electric power transmission grid.
Until release of the Solar PEIS Record of Decision (ROD) in October 2012, it processed solar energy right - of - way applications for lands under a set of Solar Energy Polices.
The NOI for the Solar PEIS was published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2008.
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The Agencies have determined that the establishment of specific agency - wide solar energy programs and additional related policy constitute major Federal actions as defined by the NEPA and, thus, they have decided to jointly prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS).
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