Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy
This study examines various forms of coordinating permit offices at the state and federal level in the western United States, discusses inefficiencies and mitigation techniques for permitting natural resource projects, analyzes whether various approaches are easily adaptable to utility-scale geothermal development, and ad- dresses advantages and challenges for coordinating permit offices.
Key successful strategies identified include:
- Flexibility in implementing the approach (i.e. less statutory requirements for the approach);
- Less dependence on a final environmental review for information sharing and permit coordination; and
- State and federal partnerships developed through memorandum of understanding to define roles and share data and/or developer information.
A few of the most helpful techniques include:
- A central point of contact for the developer to ask questions surrounding the project;
- Pre-application meetings to assist the developer in identifying all of the permits, regulatory approvals, and associated information or data required;
- A permit schedule or timeline to set expectations for the developer and agencies; and
- Consolidating the public notice, comment, and hearing period into fewer hearings held concurrently.
This submission includes a paper and presentation for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) detailing the development of this project.
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - This study examines various forms of coordinating permit offices at the state and federal level in the western United States, discusses inefficiencies and mitigation techniques for permitting natural resource projects, analyzes whether various approaches are easily adaptable to utility-scale geothermal development, and ad- dresses advantages and challenges for coordinating permit offices.
Key successful strategies identified include:
- Flexibility in implementing the approach (i.e. less statutory requirements for the approach);
- Less dependence on a final environmental review for information sharing and permit coordination; and
- State and federal partnerships developed through memorandum of understanding to define roles and share data and/or developer information.
A few of the most helpful techniques include:
- A central point of contact for the developer to ask questions surrounding the project;
- Pre-application meetings to assist the developer in identifying all of the permits, regulatory approvals, and associated information or data required;
- A permit schedule or timeline to set expectations for the developer and agencies; and
- Consolidating the public notice, comment, and hearing period into fewer hearings held concurrently.
This submission includes a paper and presentation for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) detailing the development of this project.
AU - Young, Katherine
A2 - Levine, Aaron
A3 - Witherbee, Kermit
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - utility-scale
KW - power plant
KW - regulation
KW - policy
KW - coordinating permit offices
KW - permit
KW - permitting
KW - regulatory
KW - regulatory roadmap
KW - RAPID
KW - BLM
KW - Hawaii
KW - Alaska
KW - environmental
KW - EA
KW - Bureau of Land Management
KW - Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap
KW - GRR
KW - adaptability
LA - English
DA - 2013/09/30
PY - 2013
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1261
ER -
Young, Katherine, et al. Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 30 September, 2013, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1261.
Young, K., Levine, A., & Witherbee, K. (2013). Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1261
Young, Katherine, Aaron Levine, and Kermit Witherbee. Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, September, 30, 2013. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1261
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title = {Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy},
author = {Young, Katherine and Levine, Aaron and Witherbee, Kermit},
abstractNote = {This study examines various forms of coordinating permit offices at the state and federal level in the western United States, discusses inefficiencies and mitigation techniques for permitting natural resource projects, analyzes whether various approaches are easily adaptable to utility-scale geothermal development, and ad- dresses advantages and challenges for coordinating permit offices.
Key successful strategies identified include:
- Flexibility in implementing the approach (i.e. less statutory requirements for the approach);
- Less dependence on a final environmental review for information sharing and permit coordination; and
- State and federal partnerships developed through memorandum of understanding to define roles and share data and/or developer information.
A few of the most helpful techniques include:
- A central point of contact for the developer to ask questions surrounding the project;
- Pre-application meetings to assist the developer in identifying all of the permits, regulatory approvals, and associated information or data required;
- A permit schedule or timeline to set expectations for the developer and agencies; and
- Consolidating the public notice, comment, and hearing period into fewer hearings held concurrently.
This submission includes a paper and presentation for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) detailing the development of this project.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1261},
year = {2013},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1261},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-08}
}
Details
Data from Sep 30, 2013
Last updated Oct 20, 2020
Submitted Oct 13, 2020
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Katherine Young
303.384.7402
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, utility-scale, power plant, regulation, policy, coordinating permit offices, permit, permitting, regulatory, regulatory roadmap, RAPID, BLM, Hawaii, Alaska, environmental, EA, Bureau of Land Management, Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap, GRR, adaptabilityDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap
Project Lead Tim Reinhardt
Project Number FY13 AOP 4.1