The remaining 6,320-acre parcel was awarded on a conditional basis to Leeward Renewable Energy subsidiary Silver Star Solar under a $2.3 million bid. BLM will review both projects outside the designated solar zone before approving development, according to the agency.īoulevard Associates, a subsidiary of Florida energy supplier NextEra Energy, won a conditional lease for one 10,129-acre parcel with the high bid of $21 million.
Two other parcels outside but near the Amargosa Valley solar energy zone were awarded to energy companies under the condition that they submit a right-of-way application within 30 days of the auction and a development plan within 60 days. The bureau identified the Amargosa valley as one of 17 nationwide solar energy zones wherein solar energy projects are encouraged. The closest towns to the designated solar zone are Beatty, about 11 miles north, and Amargosa Valley, about 12 miles southeast. The technological advances, increased interest, cost effectiveness, and tremendous economic potential make these projects a reliable path for diversifying our nation’s energy portfolio,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.īoth parcels are located in Nye County near the California border. “This record-breaking auction for solar energy development is further evidence that the demand for clean energy has never been greater. The utility company, owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy, secured 7,226 acres of land across the two parcels for a combined $81.85m. Utility giant NV Energy placed the winning bid for two leases auctioned in the Amargosa Valley Solar Energy Zone, a designated solar leasing area in Southern Nevada with high solar potential and what the Bureau of Land Management in a 2012 analysis characterized as an area of low resource conflict. Together, the land could produce up to 3GW of clean solar energy - enough to power more than 2 million homes. Last week the U.S Department of the Interior announced the sale of leases on four highly sought land parcels in the Amargosa Desert totaling 23,675 acres for a record return of $105 million. Federal land managers auctioned off thousands of acres in Nevada’s Amargosa desert for solar development, resulting in the highest-yielding onshore renewable energy auction in the agency’s history.
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