
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the United States has updated its plans for green energy.
Salazar announced a supplement to the federal plan that would approve utility-scale solar development in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
The new addition is called the "Supplement to the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development." The update, which is projected to be finalized some time next year, is planned to drive development of solar power.
“Our partners in this effort have suggested ways to strengthen the proposed solar energy program and increase certainty regarding solar energy development on public lands,” Salazar said. “This Solar PEIS establishes for the first time a blueprint for landscape-level planning that will help facilitate smarter siting of solar energy projects. Today’s announcement lays a solid foundation for an enduring, sustainable solar energy future for our nation.”
After considering more than 80,000 comments on the proposed plan, the Bureau of Land Management has allocated more than 285,000 potential acres for solar energy development, including 17 solar energy zones.
The government offers incentives for households that use green energy for electricity, rewarding Americans who are using alternative power sources.

