Aug 6, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
In April, Clearway Energy Group wrote to the Bureau of Land Management to amend a 2021 application to build a 500-megawatt solar project on federal land in Nevada and replace it with a data center and natural gas facility. Clearway’s plans for the gas plant and... 
Jul 27, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Update, August 20, 2026: This post has been updated to add detail from federal lobbying disclosures and Arevon’s response to CWP. Heatmap has not retracted its reporting on the Townsite project. The Bureau of Land Management has approved an AI data center on... 
Feb 24, 2026 | The Landscape Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSIn this episode of The Landscape, Aaron welcomes pollsters Lori Weigel from New Bridge Strategy and Miranda Everitt from FM3 to discuss the 16th annual Colorado College... 
Feb 5, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
More than 60 large wind and solar projects slated for public lands are being stymied by the Trump administration’s efforts to outright halt or delay once-routine federal approvals. Many federal decisions and consultations on wind and solar projects that used to... 
Nov 12, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
Nevada’s remote Basin and Range region is facing new challenges as plans for AI infrastructure move into the region, as reported by the Financial Times. A proposed 235-mile high-voltage transmission line called Greenlink North is planned to follow the path of...