Big Solar Energy Projects Could be Coming to the West

getsolar.com 16 Oct '12, 10pm

Big Solar Energy Projects Could be Coming to the West

Big Solar Energy Projects Could be Coming to the West Tuesday, October 16th 2012 8:58 AM By GetSolar Staff. Six western states, including California, Colorado and Arizona, now have the potential to get more of their energy needs met by solar power. On October 12, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced close to 285,000 acres of public land will be set aside for future large-scale solar power plants. In order to encourage solar development, the federal government said it would lower the cost of obtaining a permit to build solar projects and is offering additional incentives to solar developers. While no specific projects have been approved yet the 17 newly-established solar energy zones throughout the western states have the potential to provide electricity to 7 million households. "[We] are laying a sustainable foundation to keep expanding our nation’s domestic energ...

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