Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS



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Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS Documents

Documents related to the Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for downloading or online browsing.

The Draft and Final PEIS documents, the Notice of Availability, the Record of Decision, and related documents will be available for downloading and browsing when they are published.

The following documents are in PDF format, which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Scoping Documents

	Solar Energy Development PEIS Scoping Summary Report (399 KB)
	Notice To Extend Public Scoping Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Evaluate Solar Energy Development and Announcement of Additional Public Scoping Meetings (53 KB)
	Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Evaluate Solar Energy Development, Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs, Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, Amend Relevant Agency Land Use Plans, and Provide Notice of Proposed Planning Criteria (69 KB)

Scoping Meeting Documents

Materials presented at the scoping meetings, including agency presentations, technical summaries prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and a project factsheet, are provided below.

	Solar Energy Development PEIS Scoping Meeting Presentation (2 MB)
	CSP Technology Overview (1.7 MB)
	CSP Power Tower and Dish Technology Overview (2.3 MB)
	CSP Parabolic Reflector Technology Overview (1.9 MB)
	PV Technology Overview (2.5 MB)
	PV Flat Plate Technology Overview (3.3 MB)
	Concentrating PV Technology Overview (2.6 MB)
	Solar Energy PEIS Fact Sheet (60 KB)

Scoping Meeting Transcripts

Transcripts of the scoping meetings are provided below. More information about scoping meetings is available on the Public Meetings page.

	Riverside, CA (June 16, 2008) Meeting Transcript (260 KB)
	Barstow, CA (June 17, 2008) Meeting Transcript (164 KB)
	Las Vegas, NV (June 18, 2008) Meeting Transcript (138 KB)
	Sacramento, CA (June 19, 2008) Meeting Transcript (207 KB)
	Golden, CO (June 23, 2008) Meeting Transcript (154 KB)
	Phoenix, AZ (June 24, 2008) Meeting Transcript (139 KB)
	Salt Lake City, UT (June 25, 2008) Meeting Transcript (96 K)
	Albuquerque, NM (June 26, 2008) Meeting Transcript (162 KB)
	Tucson, AZ (July 8, 2008) Meeting Transcript (213 KB)
	San Luis Obispo, CA (July 9, 2008) Meeting Transcript (151 KB)
	El Centro, CA (July 10, 2008) Meeting Transcript (192 KB)

Solar Energy Development Resource Maps

	Concentrating collector solar resources on BLM lands (394 KB)
	Tilted photovoltaic panel solar resources on BLM lands (1.04 MB)

NOTE: Maps and supporting spatial data files that depict 24 tracts of BLM-administered land for in-depth study for solar development are availabe on the Solar Energy Study Area Maps page.

Press Releases

	BLM Proposes 24 Solar Energy Study Areas (13 KB)
	BLM to Continue Accepting Solar Energy Applications (13 KB)
	BLM Initiates Environmental Analysis of Solar Energy Development (18 KB)

Technical Reports

The Design, Construction, and Operation of Long-Distance High-Voltage Electricity Transmission Technologies Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Technical Memorandum ANL/EVS/TM/08-4 (1.4 MB)