8 Utah counties where the federal record is busy enough to matter, shaded against each other. Choose what you are building.
Stands out for geothermal
272 active federal rights-of-way, including 65 for power and 54 for fiber and telecom. 35 geothermal leases on 82,970 acres and 4 solar and 2 wind energy grants. 4,635 open mining claims compete for the surface.
In the 12 months to September 1, 20261 new right-of-way · 3 new geothermal leases
Read from BLM's Mineral & Land Records System and the Census county boundary on September 1, 2026. Federal cases only: private and state land are not in this record, and a case that crosses a county line counts in each county it touches.
New federal rights-of-way and leases authorized in the 12 months to September 1, 2026.
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