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By Ian M. Stevenson | 07/28/2026 04:00 PM EDT
The agency said it will do an environmental analysis of the Nevada solar farm. A final decision could be made by June 2028.
Transmission towers are shown near solar panels from the 100-megawatt MGM Resorts Mega Solar Array after it was launched on June 28, 2021, in Dry Lake Valley, Nevada. Ethan Miller/AFP via Getty Images
The Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday it plans to process an application for a solar project in the Nevada desert, a rare example of forward movement for a renewable energy project under the Trump administration.
The Mosey solar project, a southern Nevada solar farm that if built would power over 200,000 homes, is being evaluated by BLM’s Nevada office, the agency said in a Federal Register notice. The agency plans to prepare an environmental analysis of the project, as well as a resource management plan amendment required because the proposed project is in a utility corridor.
Renewable energy projects have not fared well since President Donald Trump’s second term began, with a total shutdown for new offshore wind projects and a variety of roadblocks and delays imposed upon solar and wind projects on public land. In sunny Nevada, some solar projects have been unstuck in recent months following lobbying by the state’s Republican governor, Joe Lombardo.
In a statement, Lombardo thanked the Interior Department and the National Energy Dominance Council for advancing the project.
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