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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar

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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar

The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have determined that 700,000 acres of federal lands will be needed for solar farms over the next 20 years, so BLM recommended 22 million acres to give “maximum flexibility” to help the US reach its net zero by 2035 power sector goal.

The plan is an update of the Bureau of Land Management’s 2012 Western Solar Plan, which originally identified areas for solar development in six states – Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

The updated roadmap refines the analysis in the original six states and expands to five more states – Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. It also focuses on lands within 10 miles of existing or planned transmission lines and moves away from lands with sensitive resources.

That is ..... a lot of panels .....
 
Had this discussion back in 1981 with another college student. She wanted to replace FPL's Sanford plant with solar. At panel efficiency of 14% back then I calculated the number of square miles required.
Big solar projects are good for parking lots and business roofs, just don't belong on public lands managed by the feds. Has a real EIS, environmental impact study been down on this? An example when the US Fish and Wildlife service stuck their oar in on a OHV trail system the USFS is now required to sift a quarter mile of trail to the food source for a threatened Sand Skink, looks like a big pink worm.
Just my 2 cents.
 
SparkyJJO said:
I think the fed shouldn't own much. It belongs to the states (and of course individuals).
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California does run some of the best riding land but the federal govt is more liberal about what you can do, like firewood harvesting and stuff. I wouldn't want to change the balance from what we have today.
 
hwy17 said:
California does run some of the best riding land but the federal govt is more liberal about what you can do, like firewood harvesting and stuff. I wouldn't want to change the balance from what we have today.
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California red sticker, green sticker, or did they just get rid of all the few remaining two stroke riding areas all together to save the world?
 
Nevada is mostly federal land. I don't know what percentage. But it's gotta be at least 90%. There's only Las Vegas and Reno, and a few tiny towns here and there. But most of it is federal BLM land. The air force owns a large chunk of land near Las Vegas and that includes Area 51.
 
Skypower said:
California red sticker, green sticker, or did they just get rid of all the few remaining two stroke riding areas all together to save the world?
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Yeah it's frustrating.

Everything pre 2023 is gonna be green sticker soon, everything 2023+ no sticker and no access. Unless something changes.

This is why it's nice to have some federal land around too, without sticker rules.
 
hwy17 said:
Yeah it's frustrating.

Everything pre 2023 is gonna be green sticker soon, everything 2023+ no sticker and no access. Unless something changes.

This is why it's nice to have some federal land around too, without sticker rules.
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A friend of mine has land in the Santa Cruz mountains. He has an extreme enduro course set up among the redwoods. It takes a top rider about an hour to complete the course. It’s where Cody Webb used to train when he was in California. As you can imagine it’s definitely on the down-low. It’s been many decades since I rode, I’m afraid to try now because I might like it and break something I need like my neck.
 
Skypower said:
A friend of mine has land in the Santa Cruz mountains. He has an extreme enduro course set up among the redwoods. It takes a top rider about an hour to complete the course. It’s where Cody Webb used to train when he was in California. As you can imagine it’s definitely on the down-low. It’s been many decades since I rode, I’m afraid to try now because I might like it and break something I need like my neck.
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Maybe the place where Garrett does his courses too? Or maybe another. I know there's still private spots, but I'm not in on them. When I was a kid we had an abandoned quarry to ride at.

Nowadays for me, the hour drive to Hollister isn't that bad, and if you're up early enough you can nearly have the place to yourself for a few hours any day of the year.
 
hwy17 said:
Maybe the place where Garrett does his courses too? Or maybe another. I know there's still private spots, but I'm not in on them. When I was a kid we had an abandoned quarry to ride at.

Nowadays for me, the hour drive to Hollister isn't that bad, and if you're up early enough you can nearly have the place to yourself for a few hours any day of the year.
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I don’t think he has any pro riders there now just a group that gets together and rotate other properties. They race occasionally at local events 4 hr away max? I remember Hollister. I had a modified truck it went up “five fingers” so fast that I had to slam on the brakes so I didn’t launch off the top😂
 
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