Bureau of Land Management
Solar Energy Permitting and Program Resources
The Approved Record of Decision for Resource Management Plan Amendments for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development was issued on December 20th, 2024 — details are available on the BLM's Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development PEIS/RMPA webpage. Relevant information on the 2024 Western Solar Plan and the BLM's Renewable Energy Rule issued in July 2024, is in the process of being updated on this website.
The Application Filing Fee is a filing fee specific to solar and wind energy development right-of-way (ROW) and project area testing ROW applications. The fee is an initial payment for the reasonable costs for processing, inspecting and monitoring a ROW. Application filing fees only apply to areas outside of Designated Leasing Areas (DLAs) and are intended to put cost recovery money in BLM hands immediately to use in processing an application instead of waiting for a cost recovery agreement to be established. The application filing fee is not applicable for Site Specific Testing applications or for applications for solar and wind energy development or project area testing within a DLA.