Exemption for public solar base stations and flywheel energy storage

U.S. DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles For Solar, Energy Storage

DOE is simplifying the environmental review process for certain energy storage systems such as battery systems, transmission line upgrades, and solar photovoltaic systems.

2024 May 19

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DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles For Energy Storage,

The changes DOE is announcing today promote the development of these storage systems by simplifying the environmental review process for building, operating, upgrading, or

2024 Aug 14

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DOE Proposes Changes to Reduce Regulatory Hurdles for

DOE''s proposed rule promotes the development of these storage systems by simplifying the environmental review process for building, operating, upgrading, or

2025 Jan 22

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DOE Proposes New and Modified NEPA Categorical

The new categorical exclusion would specifically apply to constructing, operating, upgrading or decommissioning electrochemical-battery or flywheel energy storage systems in

2025 Feb 15

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20240506_NEPA Determination Memo_CX_2970 NACHC

DOE has determined that work to be carried out outside of the United States, its territories and possessions is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 5.1.1 of the DOE Final

2024 Feb 13

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U.S. DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles For Solar, Energy

DOE is simplifying the environmental review process for certain energy storage systems such as battery systems, transmission line upgrades, and solar photovoltaic systems.

2025 Aug 14

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APPA Voices Support for DOE Proposal Tied to NEPA and Storage, Solar

The proposal would add categorical exclusions (CEs) for certain energy storage systems and revise CEs for upgrading and rebuilding transmission lines and for solar

2024 Oct 18

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DOE Proposes Changes to Reduce Regulatory Hurdles for Energy Storage

DOE''s proposed rule promotes the development of these storage systems by simplifying the environmental review process for building, operating, upgrading, or

2024 Mar 02

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DOE Proposes Rule for More Efficient Environmental Review of

The U.S. Department of Energy proposed to amend its National Environmental Policy Act procedures on November 16, 2023, to include a new categorical exclusion for

2024 Mar 03

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DOE Proposes Streamlined NEPA Review for Transmission, Solar

The Department of Energy on Nov. 16 published a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment to amend its implementing procedures governing compliance with

2025 Jun 08

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DOE Proposes Streamlined NEPA Review for Transmission,

The Department of Energy on Nov. 16 published a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment to amend its implementing procedures governing compliance with

2024 Apr 07

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DOE Amends NEPA Categorical Exclusions

In the new final rule, DOE changes "removal" of a solar PV system to "decommissioning." Decommissioning encompasses recycling and other types of actions that

2025 Jan 26

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APPA Voices Support for DOE Proposal Tied to NEPA and

The proposal would add categorical exclusions (CEs) for certain energy storage systems and revise CEs for upgrading and rebuilding transmission lines and for solar

2025 Jul 06

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DOE Proposes New and Modified NEPA

The new categorical exclusion would specifically apply to constructing, operating, upgrading or decommissioning electrochemical

2025 Feb 09

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DOE''s Proposal to Exempt Solar, Storage, Transmission from

For solar, DOE proposed changing the current categorical exemption by removing a 10-acre limit for solar projects on already-developed land. For batteries, exclusions would

2024 Apr 13

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