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The great solar build-out

THE WESTERN U.S. IS HOME to some of the most abundant solar energy in the world. The Southwest region, from California to New Mexico, receives on average more solar radiation per day than anywhere else in the country.

In January, the Bureau of Land Management released a draft environmental analysis of the updated Western Solar Plan, a federal blueprint that shows where developers can apply

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