
Feds to slash rents for clean energy projects sited on public lands

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The agency is also establishing the Renewable Energy Coordination Offices in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices throughout the west to process permits for wind, solar, and geothermal projects.
The Renewable Energy Coordination Offices is intended to facilitate increased engagement among departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Energy and Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made the announcement in Las Vegas during a renewable energy roundtable.
Haaland said deploying clean energy projects on public lands is key to achieving President Joe Biden's goal of decarbonizing the electric grid by 2035.
In a recent report to Congress, the BLM identified that the number of megawatts supported in fiscal year 2021 exceeded fiscal year 2020 by 35%. The BLM’s renewable energy accomplishments for fiscal year 2022 are on track to exceed 2021, the agency said.