BLM Launches Public Meetings for Western Solar Plan Update
Expanded Plan Could Include Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming
The Western Solar Plan covers six states, designating solar energy zones (yellow), exclusion zones (pink) and variance areas (blue). | Department of the Interior
Jan 17, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management is updating its Western Solar Plan to increase renewable energy on public lands in the West, adding five states to the plan.