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The Lava Ridge Construction Phase Would Bring an Economic Boost to Magic Valley Businesses, Hotels, Airbnbs, and RV Parks

Wind turbines are sparking an emerging industry for recycling innovators, creating jobs and new income streams while challenging what has been accepted as the status quo for an industry known for its sustainability.

This will not impact aquifer recharge to the Snake River or groundwater. Project water use equates to 0.03% of all irrigated acres in the three county area for those two years.

The DEIS provides a detailed evaluation of the effects of the Project on big game, including mule deer and pronghorn.

The DEIS provides a detailed evaluation of the effects of the Project on water resources locally, and collectively throughout Idaho.

The DEIS looked in detail at the effect of the project on bat roosting habitat, and the effect of turbine operations on bat populations.

The DEIS provides a detailed evaluation of the effects of the Project on avian populations. Development projects have the potential to affect birds through removal of habitat and collision with turbine blades.

To provide further protection for sage-grouse, MVE has taken into consideration the location of all project components and the design of corridors to help minimize and mitigate the potential impact on sage-grouse.

Here’s what you should know about one of the Bureau of Land Management’s preferred alternatives:

Clean energy doesn’t happen without development, and we’re thrilled the Lava Ridge Wind Project has reached a new milestone with the release of the draft Environmental Impact Statement.

With proposed wind projects on the horizon comes both an increase in challenges for firefighting and opportunities for better fire management on federal lands.

Creating domestic energy that can serve Idaho residents and connecting states does more than fill the tremendous need for clean energy across the West. Idahoans will also profit from a substantial economic surge that will benefit schools, highway and recreation districts, cemeteries, and rural fire and ambulance services.

Perched atop the Snake River Basin Aquifer, Southern Idaho's access to a generous water supply has shaped the area, creating the magic in the Magic Valley moniker, attracting economic and individual growth, and sustaining the lifestyle Idahoans value most.

The need for thousands of megawatts of renewable energy throughout the West continues to grow as businesses, cities, and western states set policy targets to transition to a cleaner electric grid.

Below is a more detailed response to a recent curious minds inquiry from the Times- News.

When he was young, John Christensen used to tear his new toys and appliances apart just to see if he could put them back together, so when he grew tired of working in a stressful corporate environment, that desire for a new challenge pushed him to pivot his career into renewable energy.