Columbia Plateau least-conflict solar siting: January 2023 update

Washington State University. Extension. Energy Program

doi:10.7273/000007167

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Columbia Plateau least-conflict solar siting: January 2023 update

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Columbia Plateau least-conflict solar siting: January 2023 update

Washington State University. Extension. Energy Program

WSUEEP, 23-002, Washington State University Extension Energy Program

01/2023

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https://doi.org/10.7273/000007167

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Abstract

Solar power plants -- Location -- Washington (State)

Renewable energy sources -- Washington (State)

Solar energy -- Government policy -- Washington (State)

In 2021, the Washington State Legislature appropriated $500,000 in state funding for the Least-Conflict Solar Siting project for the 2023 Fiscal Year where the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program was tagged to lead a voluntary, collaborative effort that brings stakeholders together. This effort – currently underway – includes stakeholders focused on environmental conservation, solar PV development and transmission, farmlands, ranchlands, and local communities and economies. Native American Tribes in the area are also involved in the process. Stakeholders and Tribes are working to identify areas in the Columbia Plateau region where the siting of utility-scale solar is less likely to generate significant conflict.

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Title: Columbia Plateau least-conflict solar siting
Creators: Washington State University. Extension. Energy Program
Academic Unit: Publications, WSU Extension; WSU Energy Program
Series: WSUEEP; 23-002
Publisher: Washington State University Extension Energy Program; Olympia, Washington
Format: pdf
Number of pages: 2
Identifiers: 99901195721701842
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Language: English
Resource Type: Report