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Geothermal Leasing on Federal Lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the agency responsible for managing geothermal leases on all federal lands. Not all federal lands are open to geothermal leasing. For example, geothermal exploration cannot occur in Wilderness Areas, wilderness study areas (WSA's), or areas of critical environmental concern (ACEC's). Once a geothermal lease has been submitted, the case is handled by the local BLM field office in which the lease occurs. A fairly lengthy review process is required before a geothermal lease is approved. BLM Geothermal Lease Nomination Form National BLM / Nevada BLM / BLM Geothermal in Nevada and Oregon Geothermal Energy overview at the BLM and a Fact sheet: Renewable Energy: GEOTHERMAL. |
BLM Regional Offices (clickable map)
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BLM Geothermal Lease Auctions |
Federal Incentives for Geothermal |
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Geothermal lease auctions on Federal lands in California, Nevada, Oregon/Washington, or Utah. BLM Lease Nomination shapefiles 2007-2012: NBMG creates shapefiles by joining nominated geothermal lease parcels with a TRS/Cadastral shapefile of Nevada. The files have 2 limitations: (1) only whole sections are plotted (even though leases may fall within subsections), and |
Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System |
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Geothermal Regulatory Information |
State Incentives for Geothermal |
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Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap : The Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap project is working with federal, state, and local agencies to optimize and streamline the permitting process. |
California Renewable Portfolio Standard Nevada Renewable Portfolio Standard Oregon Renewable Portfolio Standard
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