{"id":2100213,"date":"2023-11-15T19:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T00:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-proposes-rule-speeding-up-approval-of-clean-energy-projects\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T19:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T00:52:24","slug":"doe-proposes-rule-speeding-up-approval-of-clean-energy-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-proposes-rule-speeding-up-approval-of-clean-energy-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE proposes rule speeding up approval of clean energy projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoe-proposes-rule-speeding-up-approval-of-clean-energy-projects%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2100213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of Energy Proposes Rule Change to Speed Up Clean Energy Project Approvals<\/h2>\n<p>The Department \u200cof Energy (DOE) has announced\u2062 a proposed rule change aimed at\u2063 expediting the permitting\u2062 process for certain clean energy projects. The rule change would streamline compliance with \u200cthe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a law\u2062 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-american-activists-blast-bidens-pandering-anti-racism-order\/\" title=\"Asian-American Activists Blast Biden\u2019s \u2018Pandering\u2019 Anti-Racism Order\">requires federal agencies<\/a> to assess \u2063the environmental impact of projects\u2064 before granting approval.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed changes, certain clean energy projects, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drone-mothership-for-the-u-s-navy-heres-how-it-could-happen\/\" title=\"Drone Mothership for the U.S. Navy? Here's How It Could Happen\">energy storage systems<\/a>, transmission line upgrades, and solar technology,\u200c would qualify for a simplified environmental \u2062review process. This would enable \u2064the DOE to complete its environmental review responsibilities more quickly\u200d and \u2064at \u2063a lower\u2062 cost.<\/p>\n<p>These projects would fall under the\u2062 category of &#8220;categorical exclusions&#8221; \u200dunder NEPA, meaning they \u200dhave been determined to have minimal impact \u200don the environment and therefore do \u2062not require\u2064 a detailed environmental analysis. On the other hand, projects that \u200cdo require environmental assessments and impact statements would undergo a longer analysis process and take more time \u2064to approve.<\/p>\n<p>The DOE has been actively working towards streamlining the \u200bfederal permitting process for clean energy\u2062 projects. In August, they proposed a separate rule to expedite the approval of major\u200c transmission lines, setting a two-year deadline for completing environmental reviews and other federal approvals.<\/p>\n<p>While both \u2062Democrats and Republicans in Congress \u200dhave been seeking permitting reform, they have been \u2063unable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>. Democrats have focused on accelerating the approval of clean energy projects, while Republicans have advocated for faster clearance of fossil fuel projects by \u200doverhauling NEPA.<\/p>\n<p>Within the Democratic party, there is internal disagreement regarding NEPA reform. Some\u200d argue that it is necessary to speed up\u200c project approvals, while others express concerns\u2064 about potentially limiting local \u200cinput from affected communities.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed rule\u200d is currently open for public comment until January 2 \u200bof next year.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential challenges and concerns associated with the Department of Energy&#8217;s proposed rule change, particularly in relation to ensuring\u2064 meaningful \u2064environmental\u200d assessments and local input from affected communities<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Department\u2063 of Energy (DOE) has proposed a rule change\u200b aimed at expediting the\u2062 permitting process for certain clean energy \u200cprojects. The rule change is specifically designed\u200b to streamline compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of projects before granting\u2064 approval.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed \u200cchanges,\u200b certain clean\u200c energy projects such as energy storage systems, transmission line upgrades, and solar technology would qualify for a simplified environmental review process. This would allow the DOE to complete its environmental \u2062review \u200dresponsibilities more quickly \u200cand\u2063 at a lower \u2064cost.<\/p>\n<p>These projects would fall under the category of \u2064&#8221;categorical exclusions&#8221; under NEPA, \u2062meaning they have been determined to have minimal impact on the environment\u2062 and therefore do not require a detailed environmental\u200c analysis. Projects \u2062that\u2063 do require\u200c environmental assessments and \u2063impact statements would undergo a longer analysis process and take more time \u200bto approve.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b Department of Energy has been actively working\u200c towards streamlining \u200bthe federal permitting process for clean energy projects. In\u200b August, they proposed a separate rule to\u2063 expedite the approval of major transmission lines, setting a two-year\u200d deadline for completing\u200d environmental reviews and other \u200dfederal approvals.<\/p>\n<p>However, there has been a lack of \u2063consensus\u200d between Democrats and Republicans in Congress regarding permitting reform. Democrats have focused on accelerating the approval of clean energy projects, while Republicans have advocated for faster clearance of fossil fuel projects\u2063 by overhauling NEPA.<\/p>\n<p>Even \u2062within the Democratic party, there is internal \u200bdisagreement\u2064 regarding \u2062NEPA reform. Some argue\u2063 that it is necessary to\u2064 speed up project approvals, while others \u2062express concerns \u200babout potentially limiting local input from affected communities.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed rule \u200bis currently open for public comment \u200buntil January 2 of next year. This\u2064 allows stakeholders, industry experts, and concerned citizens to provide their input and feedback on the proposed changes.\u200c The DOE will then take these comments into\u2062 consideration before \u2064finalizing the rule change.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the proposed rule change by the Department of Energy represents a step towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-proposes-rule-speeding-up-approval-of-clean-energy-projects\/\" title=\"DOE proposes rule speeding up approval of clean energy projects\">expediting clean energy\u200d project approvals<\/a>. \u2064By\u2062 streamlining the permitting process for certain projects,\u200b the\u200d DOE aims to encourage and facilitate the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/green-infrastructure-backers-stand-to-profit-from-govt-spending-boost\/\" title=\"\u2018Green Infrastructure\u2019 Backers Stand to Profit From Gov\u2019t Spending Boost\">clean energy infrastructure<\/a>. However, the\u200b challenge lies in finding \u2062a balance that ensures both efficient project approvals and meaningful environmental assessments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Energy is proposing a rule change that would aim to speed up the permitting process for certain clean energy projects. The agency on Wednesday night announced proposed changes to its rule governing compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, a 1970 law that requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2100214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2100213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2100213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2100214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2100213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2100213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2100213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}