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.
Areas not evaluated in the 2012 Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) are managed consistent with the regulations at 43 CFR 2800 (as amended in 2017) as outlined in the Procedures for Issuing Solar Energy Right-of-Way (ROW) Grants Outside of Solar DLAs. This procedure is applicable for applications in states outside the 2012 Western Solar Plan area. In addition, for lands outside of the six-state area evaluated in the 2012 Solar PEIS, a ROW grant may be issued by the BLM state director and does not require BLM Director concurrence.