According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, in response to climate change, the Biden government plans to announce that it will reduce the cost of obtaining federal land for solar and wind energy companies.
The clean power industry believes that lease rates and fees are too high.
The federal land policy for reviewing renewable energy products is Biden’s plan To deal with climate change, get rid of fossil fuels, and reduce carbon emissions by half by 2035. Biden also plans to achieve 100% clean energy and net zero emissions by 2050.
The government plans to make historic investments in clean energy, climate research and innovation by stimulating the rapid development of clean energy across the country.
The Biden government plans to reduce the cost of acquiring federal land #solar & #Wind Developers believe that rental rates and fees are too high to attract investment and may undermine the president’s #climate change Calendar-through @瓦莱丽沃尔科 https://t.co/y1v7nhLOdw
— TRF Climate (@TRF_Climate) August 31, 2021
Jania ScottThe senior adviser to the Assistant Secretary of Lands and Minerals at the Ministry of the Interior admitted that “renewal is needed.”
The Bureau of Land Management announced the initiation of procedures to amend regulations related to renewable energy permits and public land access rights. They will seek the opinions of the Native American tribes regarding the processing time of applications for the right of passage for wind and solar energy and the rental lease schedule and costs for environmental justice considerations.
During the Obama administration, the rent for large-scale solar projects was $971 per acre per year, and the power per megawatt was $2,000, while wind turbines paid $3,800. For oil and gas, you only need to pay $1.50 to $2 per acre in rent. Drilling fee It is usually around 12.5% on public land.
Gene Grace, the general counsel of the American Clean Energy Association, said that until these heavy costs are resolved, the United States will not be able to use its potential to deploy local clean energy products on public land, which will have a significant impact on employment and economic development. have negative impacts. Will follow.
