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Renewable Energy Data

The BLM is in the forefront of building the nation’s renewable energy capacity by authorizing wind, solar and geothermal energy development projects on public lands or by authorizing transmission projects across those lands.

In the tabs here, view current and historical solar, wind, and geothermal data.

Find additional renewable energy data through the links below.

Current Solar Data

Current Solar Energy Projects

Project Name
Location

Developer

Technology

Potential Output
(MW)a

BLM
Acreage

Status

White Wing Solar
Yuma County, AZ

First Solar

PV

210

___c

Draft EA Pending

Soda Mountain Solar
San Bernadino County, CA

Bechtel

PV

287

4,179

APPROVED
NOI 10/23/12
Draft EIS 11/29/13
Final EIS 6/9/15
Decision 3/28/16

Desert Quartzite Solar
Riverside County, CA

First Solar

PV

300

4,900

NOI Published 3/16/15
Draft EIS Pending

Moapa Tribe Aiya Solar (BIA Lead)
Clark County, NV

First Solar

PV

100

___c

Draft EIS 5/17/15
Final EIS 3/10/16
Decision Pending

Fort Mojave Solar (BIA Lead)
Clark County, NV

First Solar

PV

332

2,800

NOI 4/10/16

a   Rated total output capacity. Potential output may change depending on the analysis and review of each project. 

b   Solar projects identified as "variance" projects are new applications filed on lands outside of a Solar Energy Zone designated by the Western Solar Plan.

c   Projects on private/Tribal land:  denotes "connected action" projects that will require BLM authorizations for transmission, access, and other off-site facilities.

Historical Solar Data

Solar Energy Projects Approved Since 2009

Project Name
Location

Developer

Technology

Potential Output
(MW)

BLM
Acreage

Peak
Jobs

Approval Date

Status

Anticipate
Operational
Date

Soda Mtn Solar Project

PV

287

0
(connected action)

4,179

 

Approved

2018

Blythe Mesa Solar Project
Riverside County, CA

RRG Renewables

PV

485

0
(connected action)

2,800

8/18/2015

Approved

2016

Luning Solar
Mineral County, NV

Invenergy Solar

PV

50

560

 

6/30/15

Under construction

2016

Dry Lake Solar Energy Center
Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone
Clark County, NV

NV Energy

PV

130

660

400

5/27/15

Approved

2016

Dry lake Solar Energy Zone Project
Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone
Clark County, NV

Playa I & Playa II

PV

200

1,710

1,200

5/27/15

Under construction

2016

Harry Allen Solar Energy Center
Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone
Clark County, NV

Invenergy
 

PV

112

594

350

5/27/15

Approved

2016

Moapa Solar (BIA)
Clark County, NV

RES America
 

PV/CSP

200

0
(850 acres of Tribal land)

500

5/1/14

Approved

2015

Ocotillo Sol Solar
Imperial County, CA

San Diego Gas and Electric

PV

20

100

120

4/7/14

Approved

2015

Silver State Solar South
Clark County, NV

First Solar

PV

250

2,400

350

2/14/14

Completing construction

Partially operational 2015

Stateline Solar
San Bernadino County, CA

First Solar

PV

300

1,685

400

2/14/14

Initial construction

2015

Midland Solar
Clark County, NV

Boulder Solar Power

PV

350

0
(connected action)

350

5/30/13

Approved

2015

Quartzite Solar
La Paz County, AZ

Quartzite Solar Energy.

Power tower

100

1,675

438

5/30/13

Approved

2017

Boulder Power Solar
Clark County, NV

Techren

PV

300

0
(connected action)

375

3/21/13

Under Construction

2016

McCoy Solar Project
Riverside East SEZ
Riverside County, CA

NextEra

PV

750

7,700

503

3/13/13

Initial construction

2017

Desert Harvest Solar Project
Riverside East SEZ, Riverside County, CA

EDF Renewable

PV

150

1,208

250

3/13/13

Approved

2015

Mountain View Solar Project
Clark County, NV

NextEra

PV

20

0
(connected action)

 

2/14/13

In operation

Operations began 2015

Copper Mountain Solar III Project
Clark County, NV

Sempra

PV

220

0
(connected action)

 

2/14/13

In operation

Operations began 2015

Campo Verde Solar Project
Imperial County, CA

Campo Verde Solar, LLC

PV

139

0
(connected action)

250

9/26/12

In operation

Operations began in October 2013

Moapa Solar Project
Clark County, NV

Southern Paiute

PV

350

0
(2,000 acres of Tribal land)

400

6/21/12

Under construction

2016

Centinela Solar Energy Project
Imperial County, CA

Centinela Solar Energy, LLC

PV

275

0
(connected action)

367

12/28/11

In operation

Online August 2014

Sonoran Solar Project
Maricopa County, AZ

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

PV

300

4,000

374

12/20/11

Approved

Pending power purchase agreement

Rice Solar Energy
Riverside County, CA

​​​​​​​Rice Solar Energy, LLC

Power tower

150

0
(connected action)

500

12/8/11

Authorization terminated

NA

C Solar West
Imperial County, CA

​​​​​​​LightSource Renewables

Thin film PV

250

0
(connected action)

290

8/23/11

Approved

2016

Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
Riverside County, CA

​​​​​​​First Solar Development, Inc.

Thin film PV

550

4,165

645

8/9/11

In operation

Operations began in November 2013

Imperial Solar Energy Center (CSolar) South
Imperial County, CA

LightSource Renewables

Thin film PV

200

0
(connected action)

255

7/14/11

In operation

Operations began in November 2013

Abengoa Mojave Solar
Riverside County, CA

​​​​​​​Mojave Solar

Parabolic trough

250

0
(connected action)

890

7/11/11

In operation

Operations began in 2016

Crescent Dunes Solar Project
Nye County, NV

​​​​​​​SolarReserve, LLC

Power tower

110

1,600

550

12/20/10

In operation

Operations began in 2015

Amargosa Farm Road Solar Project
Nye County, NV

​​​​​​​Solar Millenium, LLC

Parabolic trough

464

4,350

1,370

11/15/10

Authorization terminated at request of developer

N/A

Genesis Solar Energy Project
Riverside County, CA

Solar Millenium, LLC

Parabolic trough

250 4,640 1,135 11/4/10 In operation Operations began in November 2013

Blythe Solar Power Project
Riverside County, CA

Solar Millenium, LLC

PV (amended from parabolic trough)

Original: 1,000

Amended: 485

Original: 6,831

Amended: 4,138

Original: 1,361

Amended: 620

Original: 10/22/10

Amended: 8/1/2014

Approved as amended for technology change

2016

Calico Solar Energy project
San Bernadino County, CA

Acquired by K Road Power

Originally solar dish; changing to PV

663.5

4,604

536

10/20/10

Authorization terminated at request of developer

N/A

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS)
San Bernadino County, CA

​​​​​​​BrightSource Energy

Power tower

370

3,472

2,100

10/17/10

In operation

Operations began in December 2013

Silver State Solar Energy Project (North)
Clark County, NV

​​​​​​​First Solar, Inc.

Thin film PV

50

618

310

10/12/10

In operation

Operation began in May 2012

Lucerne Valley Solar Project
San Bernadino County, CA

Chevron Energy Solutions

Thin film PV

45

516

48

10/5/10

Terminated effective 12/31/2012

N/A

Imperial Valley Solar Project
Imperial County, CA

Tessera Solar North America

Originally planned as solar engine

709

6,360

N/A

10/5/10

Authorization terminated at request of developer

N/A

Wind Energy Data

Wind Energy Projects Approved Since 2009

Project Name
Location

Developer

Potential Output
(MW)

BLM
Acreage

Peak
Jobs

Approval Date

Status

Anticipate
Operational
Date

Mohave County Wind Farm Project
Mohave County, AZ

BP Wind Energy

500

 

 

35,329
(+2,781 acres of Bureau of Reclamation Land)

725

6/24/13

Approved

2017

Alta East Wind Project
Kern County, CA

AltaWind Power

126
(+27 MW on private land)

1,999
(+593 acres of private land)

262

5/23/13

In operation

Online January
2014

Searchlight Wind Project
Clark County, NV

Duke Energy

200

9,300

275

3/13/13

Approved

2015

Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project
Carbon County, WY

Power Company of Wyoming, LLC

3,000

102,207

350

10/9/12

Approved

2015

Ocotillo Express Wind and Energy Facility
Imperial County, CA

Ocotillo Express LLC (Patttern Energy LP)

315

10,151

350

5/11/12

In operation

 Operations began in December 2012

Echanis Wind/ North Steens Transmission
Harney County, OR

Echanis, LLC / Harney Electric Cooperative
 

104

0
(connected action)

415

12/28/11

Approved

2015

Tule Wind (BIA)
San Diego County, CA

Iberdrola-Pacific Wind Development
 

51

0
(connected action)

 

12/16/13

Approved

2015

Tule Wind
San Diego County, CA

Iberdrola-Pacific Wind Development

186

12,133

337

12/20/11

Approved

2015

West Butte Wind
Crook County, Deschutes County, OR

West Butte Wind Power

104

0
(connected action)

415

7/14/11

Approved

2015

Spring Valley Wind
White Pine County, NV

Spring Valley Wind, LLC

150

7,673

237

10/15/2010

In operation

Operations began in June 2012

Lime Wind Energy Project
Baker County, OR

Joseph Millworks, Inc.

4

3

10

12/17/2009

In operation

Operations began in November 2011

Current Geothermal Data

Current Geothermal Energy Projects

Project Name
Location

Developer

Potential Output
(MW)a

BLM
Acreage

Status

Tungsten Mountain
Churchill County, NV

Ormat

48

___

Approved
EA 3/16
Decision 3/25/16

Dixie Meadow
Churchill County, NV

Ormat

60

___

EA Pending

a   Rated total output capacity. Potential output may change depending on the analysis and review of each project.

Historical Geothermal Data

Geothermal Energy Projects Approved Since 2009

Project Name
Location

Developer

Potential Output
(MW)

BLM
Acreage

Peak
Jobs

Approval Date

Status

Anticipate
Operational
Date

Tungsten Mtn
Churchill County, NV

(Ormat)

48

106

57

3/25/2016

Approved

2017

Casa Diablo IV
Mono County, CA

Mammoth Pacific (Ormat)

40

90

182

8/12/13

Approved

2017

New York Canyon
Clark County, NV

TerraGen Power

70

15,135

350

6/3/13

Approved

2017

Wild Rose
Mineral County, NV

Ormat Nevada

40

10

 105

10/19/12

In operation

Operations began

Cove Fort / Sulphurdale
Millard County, UT

ENEL Cove Fort, LLC

30

50 

250

10/19/12

Under construction

 2015

Salt Wells
Churchill County, NV

Gradient Resources. formerly Vulcan Power Company
 

120

15,622

270

9/28/11

Approved

2015

Salt Wells
Churchill County, NV

Ormat Technologies, Inc.
 

40

6,948

85

9/28/11

Approved

2015

Hot Sulfur Springs / Tuscarora°
Elko County, NV

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

15

0
(connected action)

25

7/29/11

In operation

Completed

McGinness Hills°
Lander County, NV

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

90

7,680

153

7/11/11

In operation

Operations began June 2012

Coyote Canyon
Churchill County, NV

Terra-Gen Power, LLC

62

3,960

105

3/11/11

Approved

Pending additional exploration wells

Jersey Valley
Pershing and Lander Counties, NV

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

30

7,460
(connected action)

70

6/4/10

In operation

Completed

Blue Mountain Geothermal Power Plant
Humboldt County, NV

Nevada Geothermal Power, Inc.

49

5,252
(connected action)

175

10/22/09

In operation

Completed

 

Salt Wells #1
Churchill County, NV

Enel North America, Inc.

18

3,794

25

April 2009

In operation

Completed