The Department of Energy on Thursday issued a request for information from entities interested in leasing land at the Nevada National Security Site for solar or other carbon-free power projects.
The Nevada National Security Site has about 2,400 acres of desert land at the Nevada site that could potentially be used for solar power generation, according to a notice in the federal government’s online System for Award Management (SAM.gov).
DOE planned to hold an industry day in Las Vegas, roughly 65 miles from the site, to discuss development of projects that can generate at least 200 megawatts of electricity. The notice included no date for the industry day.
Responses to the request for information/expressions of interest are due by 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Jan. 12, 2024.
The Nevada National Security Site’s Clean Energy Project Zone is located near the junction of the site’s Mercury Highway and U.S. Highway 95, according to materials published with the notice. There are power lines located nearby.
DOE has previously issued requests for information for potential carbon-free power projects at the Hanford Site in Washington state, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina and the Idaho National Laboratory.
DOE’s Cleanup to Clean Energy project, kicked off in July by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, is meant to further President Joe Biden’s goal of getting federal properties to use the equivalent of 100% carbon-free energy by 2030.
