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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2024-10-23	Gunnuk Creek Hydro Inverter Replacement (377.09 KB)	Prime: Organized Village of Kake Subs: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative	Kake, AK	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-04	ECE Substation Hardening - Dairyland (377.9 KB)	Prime: PSC of Wisconsin Subs: East Central Energy	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-05	Substation Automation (382.24 KB)	Prime: Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy Subs: Chimney Rock Public Power District	Multiple Sites, NE	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-15	Distribution Line Replacement Project (381.66 KB)	Prime: Maine Governor's Energy Office (GEO) Subs: Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, ME	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-18	SIREN: Secure, Interoperable, and Resilient Communication for DER Aggregations (389.92 KB)	Prime: The University of Arkansas Subs: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Rhode Island, Texas A&M University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
2024-11-20	Axial Flux Variable Speed Drive Manufacturing to Enable Energy Efficient HVAC and Data Centers (584.74 KB)	Prime: Infinitum Electric Inc. Subs: None	Rockdale, TX	MESC/FAC/FA/Team C
2024-12-03	Install iOTI Nexus equipment for Control-Monitoring of Sub Devices (358.2 KB)	Prime: PSC of Wisconsin Subs: Oconto Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, WI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-12-13	Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Low-Cost Cathode Materials for Long Cycle Life, High Energy Density Na-ion Batteries (378.83 KB)	Prime: Giner, Inc. Subs: Northeastern University, Ampcera, Inc.	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Minerals Sustainability
2024-12-09	An Efficient Separation and Recycling of Plastics and Composite Polymers from Electric Vehicle Battery Packs (597.3 KB)	Prime: University of Akron Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EDS/Batteries & Battery Materials
2024-12-19	Community Energy Resilience Hubs (Reposteria) (397.57 KB)	Prime: COR3 Subs: Cooperative Hidroelectrica de la Montana	Multiple Sites, PR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-12-20	California-Nevada CO2 Storage Project (CANstore) (398.2 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: California Resources Corp; Sierra Institute; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; California Geological Survey; Carbfix; Blade Energy Partners	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2025-01-07	Building Resilient Grid to Mitigate Effects of Extreme Weather in North Central Florida (376.72 KB)	Prime: Gainesville Regional Utilities Subs: None	Alachua County, AK	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2025-01-13	VTES GRIPS: Dunton & Overlook Overhead to Underground (382.98 KB)	Prime: Virginia Department of Energy Subs: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Multiple Sites, VA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-10	Agralite Minnesota Resilience Project (352.79 KB)	Prime: Minnesota Department of Commerce Subs: Agralite Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, MN	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-13	Denver High School Microgrid for Community Resilience (355.55 KB)	Prime: Colorado Energy Office Subs: City of Denver	Denver, CO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-17	Grid Reliability for Thriving Holyoke Neighborhoods (398.88 KB)	Prime: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Subs: City of Holyoke Gas and Electric	Multiple Sites, MA	GDO
2025-04-10	Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association Minnesota Resilience Project (439.73 KB)	Prime: Minnesota Department of Commerce Subs: Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association	Multiple Sites, MN	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-08	Mission Area Fire Mitigation (377.99 KB)	Prime: Oregon Department of Energy Subs: Umatilla Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, OR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-05-15	Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative - Resiliency Improvement Project - PPA GRG Program (441.24 KB)	Prime: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Subs: Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Multiple Sites, PA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-12-17	Operations of the B3 Reactor Laboratory (408.23 KB)	David Hopkinson	Morgantown, WV	FE
2023-04-24	Advanced Separation and Processing Technologies for Enhanced Product Recovery and Improved Water Utilization, Cost Reduction,... (206.97 KB)	Prime: American Battery Technology Company; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2023-05-30	Large-Scale Demonstration of Domestic Manufacturing of Low-Cost and Low-Environmental Impact Battery-grade Lithium Hydroxide (210.29 KB)	Prime: American Battery Technology Company Subs: DuPont Development Center, Argonne National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	N/A
2023-09-11	Prairie Compass DAC Hub (170.5 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC Sub: Climeworks	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-10-10	Houston area DAC Hub (140.99 KB)	Prime: GE Research; Subs:University of Texas-Austin; Argonne National Lab; Constellation Energy Generation; GE Hitachi; Tenaska; Lamar University	Multiple sites, multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-10-24	Pelican – Gulf Coast Carbon Removal (163.97 KB)	Prime: Louisiana State University; Sub: University of Houston, Shell, Avnos, AECOM, Ascent	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-11-16	Wyoming Regional Direct Air Capture Hub (181.58 KB)	Prime: Carbon Capture Subs: Frontier Carbon Solutions, Twelve, University of Wyoming, EPRI, Icarus Verification Company, Fluor, INTERA, Carbon Direct, NOVUS Energy Advisors, Carbon Based Consulting	Multiple sites, multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Hydrogen with Carbon Management
2023-11-20	State Manufacturing Capacity Building in Iowa (200.63 KB)	Iowa Economic Development Authority	Ames, IA	EE/HQ/MESC-10
2023-12-08	Gulf Coast Decarb System (225.87 KB)	Multiple sites, multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage	20231204_FEP02_Gulf_Coast_Decarb_MULTIPLE_MULTI_CX.pdf
2023-12-20	CarbonSAFE Phase III scope, Prepare/Submit Class VI application (289.21 KB)	Timberland Sequestration, LLC	Multiple sites, AL	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2024-02-10	Coastal Electric Undergrounding (203.63 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Coastal Electric Cooperative	Walterboro, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-06	Broad River Electric-System Improvement/Self-Healing (199.42 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Broad River Electric	Cowpens, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-20	Native Village of Eagle Grid Resiliency Project (206.46 KB)	Native Village of Eagle	Eagle, AK	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-27	Utility Solar Grid Forming Technology (179.6 KB)	Prime: Hawaii State Energy Office Sub: Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative	Multiple sites, HI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-04-04	Converting Overhead Crossings to Underground Across Federal and State Highways (173.16 KB)	North Dakota Industrial Commission Subs: Capital Electric Cooperative	Multiple sites, ND	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-04-16	Development, Verification, Certification, and Deployment of the Integrated Shredding and Electrolyte Removal System for Consumer (600.62 KB)	Prime: Expost Technology Inc. Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/EEM/B&BM
2024-04-18	CollectED (590.35 KB)	Prime: Macalester College Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/EEM/B&BM
2024-05-09	Expansion of Project Mobility Workforce Training (592.15 KB)	Prime: Housing Authority County of San Joaquin; Subs: Delta Lab	Multiple sites, CA	EERE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2024-05-24	Customer Battery Energy Sharing (CBES) pilot project (173.45 KB)	Prime: COR3; Subs: PREPA	Multiple sites, PR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-06-11	MPEI Undergrounding and Pole Replacement Project (171.74 KB)	Prime: Colorado Energy Office Sub: Mountain Parks Electric, Inc.	Granby, CO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-06-13	Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation (BIL) Shredding and Electrolyte Removal System for Consumer Electronics Battery Transporta (422.87 KB)	Prime: ExPost Technology Inc. Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-06-28	I&M 40101D Grid Modernization - DACR (170.6 KB)	Prime: Indiana OED; Sub: Indiana Michigan Power	Multiple sites, IN	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-06-24	JREC New Post Project (189.37 KB)	Lac Courte Oreilles	New Post, WI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-07-11	Underground Conversion Pocatello - Johnny Creek (171.36 KB)	Prime: Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OMER); Sub: Idaho Power Company	Multiple sites, ID	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-07-14	Holton Transformer and Feeder Circuit Improvements (179.91 KB)	Prime: Kansas Corporation Commission Sub: City of Holton	Holton, KS	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-07-26	City of Blue Mound upgrading deteriorating infrastructure (213.54 KB)	Prime: Kansas Corporation Commission; Sub: City of Blue Mound	Linn, KS	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-08-28	Alaska Railbelt Carbon Capture and Storage (ARCCS) Project (299.12 KB)	Prime: University of Alaska FAirbanks Subs: University of North Dakota – EERC; Advanced Resources International; Div of Geological & Geophysical Surveys	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2024-09-11	Wilson Community Resilience (382.31 KB)	Prime: North Carolina SEO Subs: City of Wilson	Multiple Sites, NC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-10-25	Bluebonnet Sequestration Project (430.79 KB)	Prime: OXY (Bluebonnet Sequestration Hub, LLC) Subs: Xcalibur, Arista, Aubudon, Dawson, Aquageo, Galileo, Arcadis, Acutech, OLI, University of Texas at Austin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2024-11-15	Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction (376.43 KB)	Prime: Esource Subs: Pacific Gas & Electric, Burbank Water and Power, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Inland Power and Light, Klickitat Public Utility District	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2024-11-18	SMPA Storage System and Microgrid for the Town of Rico (387.9 KB)	Prime: Colorado Energy Office Subs: San Miguel Power Association	Multiple Sites, CO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT