BLM's Safford Field Office will hold a virtual solar variance meeting for one project, Calypte Solar, on August 15th, 2024 at 5:00pm Arizona time. A video recording of the meeting will be posted on this website for those who are unable to attend.
Attendees need to pre-register HERE. Once registered, you will receive a unique link to attend. Advanced Power will lead a presentation and a Q&A session about their proposal in the San Simon Valley area of Graham County.
Please check out project-specific information for all BLM Arizona Solar Variance Projects on the "Documents" tab to the left. BLM is providing GIS files for project footprints, Preliminary Plans of Development (concepts), and DRAFT Variance Factors Analysis Reports (which generally discuss land and environmental resources in the project area).
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BLM's Colorado River District Office held a virtual solar variance meeting for three projects, Marketplace Solar, White Hills West Solar, and Arida 3 Solar, on June 12th, 2024 at 5:00 pm Arizona time. The video recording of this meeting can be viewed here.
Interested parties may also submit comments until July 12, 2024, via email, at [email protected] (preferred) or via mail to the Kingman Field Office, Attn: Maria Nicoletti, 2755 Mission Blvd, Kingman, AZ 86401.
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BLM's Phoenix District and Gila District Offices held a virtual solar variance meeting for three projects, Thistle Solar, TAP Solar, and Yellow Cups Solar, on April 17th, 2024 at 5:00 pm Arizona time. That meeting can be viewed here: Lower Sonoran / Tucson Field Offices Solar Variance Meeting (Zoom Meeting).
Interested parties may also submit comments until May 17, 2024, via email, at [email protected] (preferred) or via mail to the Lower Sonoran Field Office, Attn: Matt Drahnak, 2020 E. Bell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85022.
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BLM - Lower Sonoran Field Office held a virtual solar variance meeting for two projects, Caballero Solar and Southwest Crossroads Solar, on August 2nd, 2023 at 5:00 pm Arizona time. That meeting can be viewed here: Lower Sonoran Field Office Solar Variance Meeting (Zoom Meeting).
Interested parties may also submit comments until Sept. 8, 2023, via email at [email protected] (preferred) or via mail to the Lower Sonoran Field Office, Attn: Matt Drahnak, 2020 E. Bell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85022.
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BLM - Safford Field Office held a solar variance meeting for one project on July 19, 2023. That meeting can be viewed here: Safford Field Office Solar Variance Meeting (Zoom Recording). Interested parties may submit comments until August 21, 2023 by emailing [email protected] or postal mail to BLM - Safford Field Office, Attn: Ron Peru; 711 S 14th Av; Safford AZ; 85546.
BLM - Kingman Field Office held a solar variance meeting for three projects on May 18, 2023. That meeting can be viewed here: Kingman Field Office Solar Variance Virtual Meeting (Zoom Recording). The written comment period closed June 19th, 2023.
BLM - Lake Havasu Field Office held a solar variance meeting for one project on April 12, 2023. The recorded public meeting can be viewed here: Eagle Eye Solar Public Meeting (Zoom Recording). The written comment period closed May 12, 2023.
