Dive Summary:
- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced at a San Francisco press conference Wednesday that the Obama administration has approved three new renewable energy projects.
- NextEra Energy Inc's 750-megawatt McCoy Solar Energy Project in Southern California, which was among those approved, is expected to be one of the largest solar projects in the world, servicing 340,000 homes.
- The other two projects will include the 150-megawatt Desert Harvest Solar Farm, which was proposed by EDF Renewable Energy, and Duke Energy Corp's 200-megawatt Searchlight Wind Energy Project in Nevada.
From the article:
"... Wednesday's action brings the total number of renewable energy projects approved by the administration to 37 - including 20 solar facilities, eight wind farms and nine geothermal plants with associated transmission corridors and infrastructure to connect to established power grids. ..."
