The Biden administration unveiled a policy Tuesday evening making it cheaper for green energy developers to build and maintain projects on federal lands.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the federal government would reduce rents and fees charged for wind and solar projects on public lands during a roundtable Tuesday with U.S. and state officials in Nevada.
"Clean energy projects on public lands have an important role to play in reducing our nation's greenhouse gas emissions and lowering costs for families," Haaland said in a statement.
The bipartisan Energy Act of 2020 authorized the BLM to alter rents and fees for green energy to promote solar and wind development, the DOI said.
"The new rate reduction policy for solar and wind, as well as the BLM's prioritization of applications, will incentivize industry to partner in responsible solar and wind development," the DOI said.
The federal government approved 12 renewable energy projects on federal lands with a total capacity of 2.9 GW in 2021, Reuters reported.
Haaland said the BLM would establish five Renewable Energy Coordination Offices throughout the west to handle the increased number of applications for solar and wind projects on federal lands.
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/06/01/joe-biden-doi-blm-green-energy-land/
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