The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) today issued a Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap (GRR) that will help developers navigate regulatory requirements at every level of government to deploy geothermal energy projects.
Since April 2012, the GRR Team has been working with federal, state and local agencies to develop a working guide for agency, industry and policymaker use in an effort to understand regulatory processes and timelines and identify potential areas of concern. The project is sponsored by the DOE Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO).
The roadmapping initiative covers the eight western states, including California, Nevada, Hawai'i, Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, and Montana. The roadmap is being developed at the federal and state levels, allowing for future expansion to the local (county) level. Development of the roadmap for two additional states (Colorado and Texas) is underway for Fiscal Year 2013.
A 2013 GRR Project update will be held at the 2013 GRC Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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