The Biden administration will study what could be the first solar power project inside a California renewable energy zone, just a week after nixing a Trump-era proposal that critics say would have undermined the intent of the zone to balance development and wildlife protection. The proposed Oberon solar project would cover about 4,700 acres of federal land inside the boundaries of the massive Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) in Southern California. The photovoltaic power plant would have the capacity to produce up to 500 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power roughly 200,000 homes. The Bureau of Land Management will conduct the analysis of the project, which is proposed by a subsidiary of San Francisco-based Intersect Power, according to an advance notice in today's Federal Register. Once formally published tomorrow, the environmental assessment will be open for a 30-day public scoping period running through April 19.
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