Iowa Board Approves 200 Megawatts of Solar Projects

First Solar Wins Federal Approval for 450-Megawatt Project in California Desert

The U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management authorized Desert Quartzite LLC, a subsidiary of First Solar Inc., to build a 450-megawatt solar photovoltaic project covering about 3,000 acres of public lands in eastern Riverside County, California, according to a Jan. 15 news release. The project will result in a private infrastructure investment of $1…