Burgum Orders Scale-Back on Solar, Wind Projects Citing Low Energy Efficiency

Burgum Orders Scale-Back on Solar, Wind Projects Citing Low Energy Efficiency

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum signed an order on Aug. 1 to rein in “environmentally damaging” wind and solar power projects and ensure that federal lands are used optimally for energy initiatives. The Department of the Interior (DOI) is legally required to ensure land use decisions are “judicious,” the agency said in an Aug. 1 statement. This requirement raises the question of whether allocating federal lands for wind and solar projects …

Burgum Orders Scale-Back on Solar, Wind Projects Citing Low Energy Efficiency - The Thinking Conservative

Sec. Burgum signed order to rein in “environmentally damaging” wind and solar projects and ensure federal lands are used optimally for energy initiatives. The post Burgum Orders Scale-Back on Solar, Wind Projects Citing Low Energy Efficiency appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

Windtech International - US Interior Department updates approach to energy project permitting on federal land

United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has signed a Secretary’s Order aimed at revising how energy projects on federal lands are assessed and permitted. The order introduces the concept of “capacity density” as a criterion for evaluating proposed projects, with the goal of optimising energy generation while limiting environmental impacts and might be an additional obstacle for the development of wind and solar energy projects on fed…

Democrats Decry Extra US Scrutiny of Solar, Wind Projects on Public Lands - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

(Reuters) – Four Democratic U.S. senators on Friday slammed last month’s directive by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum requiring his office to review decisions on every wind and solar power project on federal lands, saying it will lead to delays and discourage private investment as power demand rises. The lawmakers said the directive creates a bottleneck that will ...