Obama Fast-tracks Seven Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects | Renewable Energy News Article

Obama Fast-tracks Seven Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects

These infrastructure projects would produce nearly 5,000 MW of clean energy. As a part of an executive order issued in March 2012, the Office of Management and Budget is charged with overseeing a government-wide effort to make the permitting and review process for infrastructure projects more efficient and effective, saving time while driving better outcomes for the environment and local communities. Additional expedited infrastructure projects will be announced in the coming weeks. Thanks to a coordinated and focused review process, in the past three years, the Department of the Interior has approved more utility-scale renewable energy projects on public lands than in the past two decades combined — a total of 31 new projects. Mohave Wind Energy (BP Wind) State: Arizona Coordinating Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation Targe...

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