The U.S. Division of Vitality (DOE) has chosen the primary proposed tasks below the division’s Cleanup to Clear Vitality initiative, an effort to repurpose elements of DOE-owned lands into clear vitality websites.
DOE will enter into lease negotiations with each chosen photo voltaic vitality builders for tasks throughout the 890 sq. mile Idaho Nationwide Laboratory (INL) web site with a purpose of manufacturing 400 MW of solar energy. NorthRenew Vitality Companions proposes to put in photovoltaics together with battery storage to provide 300 MW on roughly 2,000 acres of land. Spitfire proposes to put in photovoltaics together with battery storage to provide 100 MW on roughly 500 acres of land.
“Tens of hundreds of acres of DOE-owned land throughout the nation are being remodeled into thriving facilities of carbon-free energy technology,” says U.S. Vitality of Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm.
“Working carefully with neighborhood leaders and personal sector companions, we’re cleansing up land as soon as utilized in our nuclear deterrence packages and deploying the clear vitality options we have to assist save the planet and strengthen our vitality independence.”
The 2 chosen builders will enter into negotiations with DOE to enter into leases for the event of the proposed PV tasks.
As a part of the Cleanup to Clear Vitality initiative, DOE has additionally issued requests for {qualifications} to lease land on the Hanford web site in Washington, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, the Nevada Nationwide Safety Web site and the Savannah River Web site in South Carolina. The division plans to announce extra picks this yr.
