Alternative Maps for the Draft Solar Programmatic EIS

The alternative maps below show proposed BLM-administered lands available for or excluded from application for utility-scale solar energy development in the 11‑state planning area. In addition, the BLM's data viewer provides interactive maps of the alternatives, and the following GIS resources are also available:

• Data for the Draft Solar Programmatic EIS alternatives areas are available for download on BLM's GIS Hub.
• The Draft Solar Programmatic EIS composite exclusion criteria layers are available for download:
  Draft-Solar-PEIS-Composite-Exclusion-Layer.gdb.zip (1.4 GB)
  (Please note that known occupied habitat is not included in this data set.)

Alternative 1

Alternative 1 — Five Northern States (4.7 MB)

Alternative 1 — Six Southern States (5.1 MB)

Alternative 2

Alternative 2 — Five Northern States (4.4 MB)

Alternative 2 — Six Southern States (5.1 MB)

Alternative 3

Alternative 3 — Five Northern States (4.7 MB)

Alternative 3 — Six Southern States (5.3 MB)

Alternative 4

Alternative 4 — Five Northern States (4.3 MB)

Alternative 4 — Six Southern States (4.8 MB)

Alternative 5

Alternative 5 — Five Northern States (4.6 MB)

Alternative 5 — Six Southern States (5.1 MB)

No Action Alternative

No Action — Five Northern States (5.0 MB)

No Action — Six Southern States (4.3 MB)