Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS Documents

Documents related to the Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for downloading or online browsing.

The Draft and Final PEIS documents, the Notice of Availability, the Record of Decision, and related documents will be available for downloading and browsing when they are published.

The following documents are in PDF format, which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Scoping Documents

	NEW! Public Scoping Comments Received in Response to Publication of the Solar Energy Study Area Maps (65.9 MB) NOTE LARGE FILE SIZE; DOWNLOADING FILE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE MAY RESULT IN BETTER PERFORMANCE. NOTE: Individual solar energy study area scoping comments are also available in searchable format.
	Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development (52 KB).
	Notice of Availability of Maps and Additional Public Scoping for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development; Bureau of Land Management Approach for Processing Existing and Future Solar Applications (54 KB)
	Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah (54 KB)
	Solar Energy Development PEIS Scoping Summary Report (399 KB)
	Notice To Extend Public Scoping Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Evaluate Solar Energy Development and Announcement of Additional Public Scoping Meetings (53 KB)
	Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Evaluate Solar Energy Development, Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs, Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, Amend Relevant Agency Land Use Plans, and Provide Notice of Proposed Planning Criteria (69 KB)
Individual comments received can be reviewed on the Search Scoping Comments page.

Scoping Meeting Documents

Materials presented at the scoping meetings, including agency presentations, technical summaries prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and a project factsheet, are provided below.

	Solar Energy Development PEIS Scoping Meeting Presentation (2 MB)
	CSP Technology Overview (1.7 MB)
	CSP Power Tower and Dish Technology Overview (2.3 MB)
	CSP Parabolic Reflector Technology Overview (1.9 MB)
	PV Technology Overview (2.5 MB)
	PV Flat Plate Technology Overview (3.3 MB)
	Concentrating PV Technology Overview (2.6 MB)
	Solar Energy PEIS Fact Sheet (60 KB)

Scoping Meeting Transcripts

Transcripts of the scoping meetings are provided below. More information about scoping meetings is available on the Public Meetings page.

	Riverside, CA (June 16, 2008) Meeting Transcript (260 KB)
	Barstow, CA (June 17, 2008) Meeting Transcript (164 KB)
	Las Vegas, NV (June 18, 2008) Meeting Transcript (138 KB)
	Sacramento, CA (June 19, 2008) Meeting Transcript (207 KB)
	Golden, CO (June 23, 2008) Meeting Transcript (154 KB)
	Phoenix, AZ (June 24, 2008) Meeting Transcript (139 KB)
	Salt Lake City, UT (June 25, 2008) Meeting Transcript (96 K)
	Albuquerque, NM (June 26, 2008) Meeting Transcript (162 KB)
	Tucson, AZ (July 8, 2008) Meeting Transcript (213 KB)
	San Luis Obispo, CA (July 9, 2008) Meeting Transcript (151 KB)
	El Centro, CA (July 10, 2008) Meeting Transcript (192 KB)

Solar Energy Development Resource Maps

	Concentrating collector solar resources on BLM lands (394 KB)
	Tilted photovoltaic panel solar resources on BLM lands (1.04 MB)

NOTE: Maps and supporting spatial data files that depict 24 tracts of BLM-administered land for in-depth study for solar development are availabe on the Solar Energy Study Area Maps page.

Press Releases

	Agencies Extend Public Comment Period for Solar Energy Study Areas (39 KB)
	BLM Proposes 24 Solar Energy Study Areas (13 KB)
	BLM to Continue Accepting Solar Energy Applications (13 KB)
	BLM Initiates Environmental Analysis of Solar Energy Development (18 KB)

Technical Reports

The Design, Construction, and Operation of Long-Distance High-Voltage Electricity Transmission Technologies Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Technical Memorandum ANL/EVS/TM/08-4 (1.4 MB)

Other Documents

	BLM Instruction Memorandum No. 2007-097, Solar Energy Development Policy (932 KB)
	A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard (932 KB)