Approved Renewable Energy Projects

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The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have begun a rapid and responsible move to large-scale renewable energy production on public lands. In 2010, Secretary Salazar approved the first large-scale solar energy plants ever to be built on public lands, six of which are in California. These six projects represent more than 3,000 megawatts of clean energy.

 Solar

Project	Megawatts	BLM Acres	Homes Powered	Peak Construction Jobs	Operations Jobs	Mitigation Acres#	Annual Rent
Public Land Projects
Blythe Solar Power Project*	968	7,025	300,000-750,000	1,004	221	8,093+	$8,564,767
Calico Solar Project*	663.5	4,604	199,050-497,625	731	136	6,215	$4,937,273
Chevron Lucerne Valley Solar	45	422	13,500-33,750	45	3	516	$289,387
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Project	550	4,144	165,000-412,500	630	15	6,140+	$4,198,110
Genesis Solar Energy Project	250	1,950	75,000-187,500	1,085	65	2,045+	$2,254,566
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System	370	3,471	111,000-277,500	959	90	3,582	$2,866,764
Subtotal	2,846.5	21,616	863,550-2,158,875	4,454	530	26,591+	$23,110,867
Private Land Projects with BLM Transmission
Abengoa Mojave Solar Project	250	154	75,000-187,500	1,162	63	<175	$17,579
Centinela Solar Energy Project	275	19	82,500-206,250	360	6	80+	$3,096
Imperial Solar Energy Center South	200	19	60,000-150,000	250	5	17	$2,895
Imperial Solar Energy Center West	250	65	75,000-187,500	285	4	82	$10,625
Rice Solar Energy	150	150	45,000-112,500	440	50	327+	$100,320
Total	3,971.5	22,023	1,201,050-3,002,625	6,951	658	27,272+	$23,245,382

^#Mitigation acres only capture compensatory mitigation required by the BLM. Projects are also subject to measures to minimize or avoid impacts to sensitive resources, as well as compensatory mitigation measures required by state agencies. Numbers are subject to change.

*Projects  undergoing a right-of-way amendment process.

 Wind

Project	Megawatts	BLM Acres	Homes Powered	Peak Construction Jobs	Operations Jobs	Mitigation Acres#	Annual Rent
Public Land Projects
Tule Wind Energy Project	186	12,360	55,800-139,500	325	12	507+	$785,295
Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility	315	12,436	94,500-236,250	350	20	128+	$1,308,825
Total	501	24,796	150,300-375,750	675	32	635+	$2,094,120

^#Mitigation acres only capture compensatory mitigation required by the BLM. Projects are also subject to measures to minimize or avoid impacts to sensitive resources, as well as compensatory mitigation measures required by state agencies. Numbers are subject to change.

 Transmission Projects

Devers-Palo Verde No.2 Transmission Project
Eldorado-Ivanpah Transmission Project