The official website of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shows that the project has been "cancelled".
It is understood that the Esmeralda 7 project is jointly developed by several well-known energy companies including NextEra Energy, Arevia Power, ConnectGen, and Invenergy. It is a large-scale energy project integrating solar power generation and energy storage. The project plans to construct 7 solar power plants with supporting energy storage systems, and its overall scale is extremely large — the planned land area reaches 185 square miles, which is close to the area of Las Vegas; the installed capacity of the project is as high as 6.2 gigawatts. According to the original plan, after completion, it could provide stable power supply to nearly 2 million households. Therefore, this project is also widely regarded as one of the largest under-construction solar energy projects in North America. It is worth mentioning that the permitting process of this project was officially initiated during the Biden administration and was once placed with high expectations of promoting the development of clean energy.
In August this year, a statement made by former US President Trump seemed to have already indicated the inevitable outcome of the Esmeralda 7 project. At that time, Trump posted publicly: "Any state that relies on wind turbines and solar energy for power supply is experiencing record-breaking increases in electricity bills and energy costs. This is the scam of the century! We will not approve wind power projects, nor will we approve solar energy projects that harm the interests of farmers." This statement, which clearly opposes solar energy projects, further confirms the inevitability of the termination of the "Esmeralda 7" (i.e., Esmeralda 7) project.
In fact, since taking office, Trump has continuously launched multiple rounds of attacks on the renewable energy sector. The "Great American Act" (Great American Act), which he strongly promoted, has directly revoked a number of preferential policies related to clean energy, including the early termination of clean energy tax credits and the cancellation of tax deductions for electric vehicle purchases. These policy adjustments have caused a significant impact on the development of the renewable energy industry. More notably, shortly before the Esmeralda 7 project was officially announced as cancelled, the U.S. Department of Energy also announced the termination of 223 energy projects, and the vast majority of these projects are related to the clean energy and renewable energy sectors. The cancellation of the Esmeralda 7 project is undoubtedly another important event in this series of tightening measures targeting the renewable energy sector.
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