Notice2023-13932
Industry Day-Expanding Clean Energy Generation on DOE Lands
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Published
June 30, 2023
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is launching an initiative to increase clean energy production by making DOE land available for the potential development of new clean electricity generation through leases. To support this effort, DOE is hosting an Industry Day. At the Industry Day, Secretary Granholm will present DOE's vision for utilizing DOE land to achieve clean electricity goals and senior leaders will share information on sites potentially available for development. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42350-42351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13932]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Industry Day--Expanding Clean Energy Generation on DOE Lands
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Industry Day on Developing Clean Energy Generation on
DOE Lands.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is launching an initiative
to increase clean energy production by making DOE land available for
the potential development of new clean electricity generation through
leases. To support this effort, DOE is hosting an Industry Day. At the
Industry Day, Secretary Granholm will present DOE's vision for
utilizing DOE land to achieve clean electricity goals and senior
leaders will share information on sites potentially available for
development. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions
and provide feedback.
DATES: The Industry Day will be held on Friday, July 28, 2023, from
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: DOE Headquarters, James V. Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
Registration: The Industry Day is open to interested parties with
proven experience in implementing successful clean electricity projects
generating 200 MW or larger.
Interested participants must register by Wednesday, July 19, 2023
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c68636973654248595f585e5573684d556c445d02484349024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c28232933250208191f181e1533280d152c041d42080309420b031a">[email protected]</span></a> and provide their name (as it appears on
their government-issued identification), title, organization or
company, email address, and telephone number.
Interested participants may also submit questions to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9ada6acb6a0878d9c9a9d9b90b6ad8890a98198c78d868cc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="61252e243e280f0514121513183e2500182109104f050e044f060e17">[email protected]</span></a> no later than Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Zamuda, Director of
Sustainability Performance Office, Office of Management, U.S.
Department of Energy at (202) 586-8645 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccafbeada5abe2b6ada1b9a8ad8ca4bde2a8a3a9e2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be8f9eae2eca5f1eae6feefeacbe3faa5efe4eea5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has identified land at several of its
sites for potential deployment of onsite clean electricity generation
or storage projects. The land is suitable for large scale clean
electricity projects (e.g., 200MW or larger, or approximately 2,000
contiguous acres or larger).
Through Executive Order (E.O.) 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy
Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, President Biden
called on agencies to achieve 100% carbon pollution-free electricity
(clean electricity) on a net-annual basis as early as 2030, including
50% 24/7 clean electricity. In accordance the E.O., clean electricity
means electrical energy produced from resources that generate no carbon
emissions, including marine energy, solar, wind, hydrokinetic
(including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal,
hydroelectric, nuclear, renewably sourced hydrogen, and electrical
energy generation from fossil resources to the extent there is active
capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions that meets EPA
requirements.
The E.O. also directs agencies to facilitate new clean electricity
generation and energy storage by authorizing the use of their real
property assets, including land, for the development of new clean
electricity generation and energy storage through leases to the extent
permitted by law. As the federal leader on clean-energy research and
development and the steward of more than 2 million acres of land, DOE
has both a unique opportunity and clear responsibility to lead and
identify creative solutions to achieve the president's mandate.
DOE is acting with urgency to significantly increase onsite clean
electricity generation by 2030 while ensuring robust protection for our
lands, waters, and biodiversity; ensuring site security; elevating
stakeholder and especially Tribal benefits where relevant; and creating
good jobs.
DOE is holding the Industry Day to share additional information
about this initiative and to identify parties with proven experience in
implementing successful clean electricity projects generating 200 MW or
larger. Such parties must have the capacity and the resources to
construct, own and maintain facilities and infrastructure to generate
clean electricity.
During the Industry Day, Secretary Granholm will present DOE's
vision for utilizing DOE land to achieve clean electricity goals and
senior leaders will share information on sites potentially available
for development. In addition, policy and technical issues will be
discussed including DOE leasing authorities, National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, and transmission challenges.
Participants will have the opportunity ask questions and provide
feedback.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 26,
2023, by Ingrid Kolb, Director, Office of Management, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-13932 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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