Biden administration accelerates solar-energy development plan on federal lands

The plan identified 31 million acres best suited for solar development in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington State, and Wyoming.

U.S. President Joe Biden‘s administration said on Thursday it had finalized a plan to expand solar energy on federal lands in 11 Western states, part of a broader push to speed the permitting and construction of big infrastructure projects.