Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS Documents

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

The Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS is now available. The 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.

	Notice of Availability of the Supplement to the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States and Notice of Public Meetings (152 KB)
	BLM's Q & A Document for the Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS (177 KB)

Other Documents Related to the Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS

The following documents are discussed in the Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS and provided here for reference:

	Appendix J to the Draft Solar PEIS (modified to reflect SEZ changes from the Supplement (3.2 MB)
	Transmission Case Study for the Brenda SEZ in Arizona (1.4 MB)
	Ethnographic Analyses for Nine Proposed SEZs (148 KB)

Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS Public Meetings

The Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS Public Meeting Documents are available for viewing or downloading.

Public Meetings

The Draft Solar PEIS Public Meeting Materials and Transcripts

BLM Solar and Renewable Energy Policies

	IM # 2007-097, Solar Energy Development Policy Issued April 4, 2007 (38 KB)
	IM # 2010-141, Solar Energy Interim Rental Policy Issued June 10, 2010 (39 KB)
	IM # 2011-003, Solar Energy Development Policy Issued October 7, 2010 (600 KB)
	IM # 2011-059, National Environmental Policy Act Compliance for Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Right-of-Way Authorizations Issued February 7, 2011 (547 KB)
	IM # 2011-060, Solar and Wind Energy Applications – Due Diligence Issued February 7, 2011 (303 KB)
	IM # 2011-061, Solar and Wind Energy Applications – Pre-Application and Screening Issued February 7, 2011 (663 KB)
	IM # 2011-181, Involvement of Grazing Permittee/Lessee with Solar and Wind Energy Right-of-Way Application Process Issued September 21, 2011 (34 KB)
	IM # 2011-183, Implementation Procedures – Interim Temporary Final Rule for Segregating Renewable Energy Right-of-Way Applications Issued September 21, 2011 (26 KB)

Press Releases

	DOI and DOE Announce Next Step for the Solar PEIS (41 KB)
	BLM Announces Second Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Solar PEIS (29 KB)
	BLM Extends Public Comment Period for Draft Solar PEIS by 30 Days (145 KB)
	Solar Energy Zone Plan Focus of Public Meetings in Washington, DC and Six Western States (39 KB)
	BLM Press Release: Salazar, Chu Announce Next Step in Nation's March toward Renewable Energy Future (270 KB)
	DOE Press Release: Salazar, Chu Announce Next Step in Nation's March toward Renewable Energy Future (292 KB)
	Agencies Extend Public Comment Period for Proposed Solar Energy Zones (39 KB)
	BLM Proposes 24 Solar Energy Zones (13 KB)
	BLM to Continue Accepting Solar Energy Applications (13 KB)
	BLM Initiates Environmental Analysis of Solar Energy Development (18 KB)

Scoping Documents

The Scoping Documents

Solar Energy Development Resource Maps

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

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

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)

Other Documents

A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard (932 KB)