The U.S. has canceled the Esmeralda Seven solar project in Nevada, which would have been one of the world’s largest photovoltaic power plants.

The project comprised seven solar farms spanning 118,000 acres of federal land and was supported by the Biden administration.

The cancellation comes as the Trump administration institutes new permitting requirements that critics say in effect prevent clean-energy development on federal property.

The U.S. is canceling a huge solar project in Nevada, the latest effort by President Trump to limit renewable energy development.

The Esmeralda Seven solar farm is listed as “canceled,” according to the Bureau of Land Management’s website, which was last updated Thursday.

The project, as proposed by developers including NextEra Energy Inc. and Invenergy

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