Sec. Burgum signed order to rein in “environmentally damaging” wind and solar projects and ensure federal lands are used optimally for energy initiatives.
DOI is implementing four policy measures to end special treatment for “unreliable energy sources,” such as wind, and to ensure affordable, reliable energy development nationwide.
Planned retirement of more than 100 gigawatts of power generation capacity by end of the decade could increase risk of blackouts in the US by 100 times.
