Three large-scale renewable energy projects have been approved for construction on public lands in California and Nevada, federal and state officials announced on Wednesday.
In a joint press conference in San Francisco, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Gov. Jerry Brown announced that the final regulatory approvals were given for two solar projects in Southern California and a wind farm in Nevada.
Once built, the three projects would produce enough energy to power 340,000 typical homes and were expected to create hundreds of jobs, the Interior Department said.
“These projects are bolstering rural economies by generating good jobs and reliable power and strengthening our national energy security,” Salazar said in a statement.
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