This final environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzes the environmental effects of constructing and operating a 375-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar thermal electrical generating facility on approximately 3,620 acres of BLM-administered public lands in Maricopa County, Arizona. The final EIS was prepared by the BLM in response to Boulevard Associates, LLCs right-of-way grant application to the BLM.

This final environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzes the environmental effects of constructing and operating a 375-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar thermal electrical generating facility on approximately 3,620 acres of BLM-administered public lands in Maricopa County, Arizona. The final EIS was prepared by the BLM in response to Boulevard Associates, LLCs right-of-way grant application to the BLM.

This document constitutes the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) record of decision (ROD) for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP). This ROD approves the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the SSEP on approximately 2,013 acres of public land in Maricopa County, Arizona, as analyzed in the Sonoran Solar Energy Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS; BLM 2011), issued on October 21, 2011, through the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPAs) Notice of Availability (NOA) published in the Federal Register.

This document constitutes the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) record of decision (ROD) for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP). This ROD approves the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the SSEP on approximately 2,013 acres of public land in Maricopa County, Arizona, as analyzed in the Sonoran Solar Energy Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS; BLM 2011), issued on October 21, 2011, through the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPAs) Notice of Availability (NOA) published in the Federal Register.