Obama seven fast tracks renewable energy infrastructure projects

These infrastructure projects would produce almost 5,000 MW of clean energy. As part of an executive order, issued in March 2012 the Office of management and budget pays with a government-wide effort to make, in the approval and review process for infrastructure projects of more efficient and more effective, time saving during the journey better for the environment and the local communities. Additional accelerated infrastructure projects will be announced in the coming weeks.

Thanks to a coordinated and focused review process in the last three years, the Department of the Interior, more utility-scale renewable energy projects on public land as combined in the past two decades - approved a total of 31 new projects.

Mohave wind energy (BP wind)

State: Arizona

Co-ordinating authority: Department of the Interior, Bureau of land management, Bureau of reclamation

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and to review decisions: January 2013

The proposed Mohave County wind farm is a wind-powered electrical generation, managed by the Bureau of reclamation in Mohave County, Arizona would managed to about 38.099 hectares of public land by the Bureau of land management and 8,960 acres of land. If adopted, it would produce up to 425 MW wind energy and help the state its objectives for renewable energies meet Arizona.

Quartzsite, Arizona solar energy (solar reserve)

Coordinating agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of land management

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and review of decisions: December 2012

The proposed concentrating solar power plant would land by the Bureau of land management is managed on 1.675 hectares. There is an estimated 100 MW of clean energy - enough, makes about 30,000 apartments - and help in the State of Arizona hit his targets for renewable energy.

Desert harvest solar energy (EnXco)

Coordinating agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of land management

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and review of decisions: December 2012

The proposed project desert harvest would use solar power on about 1,200 acres in Riverside County, California photovoltaic technology. The project would produce an estimated 150 MW solar energy, enough, makes about 45,000 apartments.

Coordinating agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of land management

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and to review decisions: December 2012

This proposed solar photovoltaic system would be 4,893 acres in Riverside County, California. There is an estimated 750 MW solar power – enough clean energy to 225,000 homes makes - with the help its targets for renewable energy in the State of California to achieve.

Moapa solar energy Center (RES Americas)

State: Nevada

Coordinating agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and to review decisions: December 2013

This solar project is in collaboration with the Moapa band of Paiute Indians on a 2,000-acre site of the Moapa River Indian reservation, land managed by the Bureau of land management in Clark County, Nevada developed. If approved, the deal with 200 MW project would 100 MW photovoltaic technology and 100 MW concentrated solar power technology. Once has constructed, the proposed project would be the first large-scale solar projects on tribal lands in the United States one

Silver State South (first solar)
Coordinating agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of land management

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and to review decisions: March 2013

The silver of South solar energy project is a solar power generation plans public lands on proposed 13,043 hectares. If approved, it is an estimated 350 MW of clean energy with photovoltaic technology - enough, makes approximately 105,000 apartments - and help of Nevada meet its renewable energy targets. Construction for the 50 MW Silver State North project is complete, so that it will deliver the first solar project on public land of electricity to the grid.

Chokecherry/Sierra Madre wind energy (power company of Wyoming)

State: Wyoming

Coordinating agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of land management

Enable target date for the conclusion of the Federal Republic and to review decisions: October 2014

The proposed project is Chokecherry and County, Wyoming Sierra Madre is about 230,000 hectares in carbon, produce could be up to 3,000 MW wind power – enough to more than 1 million homes makes. The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind farm project is the largest proposed wind farm in North America. The project, as it is currently configured, Habitat as "Sage Grouse core areas." avoids critical Sage Grouse Chokecherry is a multi-tiered decision-making process, of a land use plan in October 2012 decision, followed by reviewing a series of right of way applications expected by 2014.

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