The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Newcastle Geothermal Development project in Iron County. The project is expected to generate up to 20 megawatts of renewable energy on public lands near Newcastle. According to a press release, “with this approval, Utah Geothermal Energy Partners is authorized to construct a geothermal power plant, substation, buried powerlines, access roads, two well pads and up to seven geothermal wells.” The project area is expected to be around 13.9 acres.