HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants.

Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.

The department creates a seemingly impossible new permitting criteria for renewable energy.

Interior Order Chokes Off Permits for Solar and Wind on Federal Lands

The department creates a seemingly impossible new permitting criteria for renewable energy.

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Does the acreage include just the power plant or does it include the strip mines, rail yards, and other processing facilities. Because if it does…?

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