LAS VEGAS-Solar thermal plant developer BrightSource Energy said this week it has reached a preliminary agreement with Coyote Springs Land Co. for additional acreage within the Coyote Springs development here for a major solar thermal energy project. The Oakland, CA-based company’s initial agreement, inked in March, covered six square miles, enough land to produce up to 600 megawatts of solar thermal power. The new agreement is for 12 square miles, enough land to produce 960 megawatts, which could power approximately 500,000 homes.

Located northeast of Las Vegas in Lincoln County, the Coyote Springs development will also include several residential and commercial components. The Chase, a PGA golf course, is already operating on the property. Founded and operated by Harvey Whittemore, Coyote Springs Land Co. is an affiliate of the Wingfield Nevada Group, a real estate investment, development and operating company.

The overall Coyote Springs development has already received environmental permits from the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and various other federal, state and county agencies. The power generated from the Coyote Springs site is expected to meet demand generated in the Coyote Springs development as well as other parts of southern Nevada, and California.

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