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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2023-06-30	Second-Life Battery Solar & Storage Facility Demonstration Enabled by Advanced State of Health Tracking (215.3 KB)	Prime: RePurpose Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Facility and Workforce Assistance
2023-11-14	An Arctic Direct Air Capture (DAC) Testing Ground (165.15 KB)	Prime: ASRC Energy Services; Subs: Repsol, Oil Search Alaska	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FE/TDC/FECM/CO2 Removal & Conversion Team
2023-11-20	Virginia SMART Manufacturing Accelerator (200.89 KB)	A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership dba GENEDGE Alliance	Martinsville, VA	EE/HQ/MESC-10
2024-02-12	Horry Electric Cooperative Self Healing Network (206.28 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Horry Electric Cooperative	Conway, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-02-21	Topic-1 Project RF & Green Tree (193.43 KB)	Tri-County Electric	Multiple Sites, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-03-21	Scaled Deployment of High-Performance, Resource-Efficient Vacuum Insulated Glass for Building Energy Conservation Retrofits (212.29 KB)	Prime: LuxWall, Inc. Sub: LIFT	Multiple sites, MI	EE/MESC-10
2024-03-28	Planning Resilient EV Charging in Texas (593.81 KB)	Prime: North Central Texas Council of Governments Subs: None	Arlington, TX	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-05-16	Recharging Local Battery Collections (596.51 KB)	Prime: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; Subs: None	Springfield, IL	EERE/MESC
2024-05-13	Enhancing Merced County Programs for Consumer Electronic Battery Collection, Recycling and Processing (600.57 KB)	Prime: Merced County Regional Waste Managment Authority; Subs: Several	Multiple sites, CA	EERE/MESC
2024-05-28	Improving Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling (ICEBR) (603.26 KB)	Prime: Molg Inc. Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-06-10	Chevron Western Regional Direct Air Capture Hub (190.64 KB)	Prime: Chevron Subs: 280 Earth; Avnos; Sustaera; University of CA Davis; CA State University Bakersfield; Electricore; Black & Veatch	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2024-06-20	Black Hollow Distribution Line Modernization (171.93 KB)	Prime: Colorado Energy Office Sub: Poudre Valley Rural Electrical Association	Weld, CO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-06-27	City of Crystal Falls Grid Resiliency (176.91 KB)	Prime: Michigan EGLE; Sub: City of Crystal Falls	Multiple sites, MI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-07-10	Smart Grid Manhole and Vault Monitoring Project (172.83 KB)	Florida Power & Light Subs: Sentient Energy, Florida International University	Multiple sites, FL	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2024-07-05	Enabling High Penetration Renewables with Synchronous Condenser Conversion Technology (SCCT) (208.27 KB)	Prime: Hawaii State Energy Office; Sub: Kauai Island Utility Cooperative	Multiple Sites, HI	GDO/TDC/EDS/D&D
2024-07-17	Scaling the domestic, US owned and operated anode supply chain for synthetic graphite (600.74 KB)	Prime: Anovion Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/MESC
2024-08-08	ADMS and DERMS Initiative (190.19 KB)	American Electric Power Service Corp	Multiple sites, Multiple states	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-08-28	MVEC "System Management And Resilience Technologies (SMART) Project (171.84 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Maquoketa Valley Electric Coop	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-09-10	Island Park Undergrounding and Fire Prevention Project (171.13 KB)	Prime: Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OMER) Sub: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative	Multiple sites, ID	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-10-02	I&M Distribution Forestry - Dead and Dangerous Tree Removal (171.49 KB)	Prime: Michigan EGLE Sub: Indiana Michigan Power Distribution	Lansing, MI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-10-09	Large Scale Manufacturing of High-Performance Silicon Monoxide Anode Materials (582.68 KB)	Prime: Nanograf Corporation Subs: None	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/MESC
2024-11-07	Frenchie Creek Underground (377.12 KB)	Prime: Oregon Department of Energy Subs: Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, OR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-19	Electrical District System 13.5kV Circuit (381.56 KB)	Prime: Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy Sub: City of Red Cloud	Multiple Sites, NE	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-20	Advanced Manufacturing Support for Integrated Solar Photovoltaic + Thermal Capture Technology (577.16 KB)	Prime: RG RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Subs:	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	MESC/FAC/FA
2024-12-03	Production of Low-Carbon Standard Portland Cement in a Novel, Flexible Gas-Fired Packed Bed Reactor Incorporating Recycled Mater (586.04 KB)	Prime: Furno Materials Inc. Subs: Stanford University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Ozinga Bros., Inc., Build Momentum	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	MESC/FAC/FA/Team B
2024-12-12	CarbonSAFE Phase II Atlantic Coast Carbon Dioxide Emissions Storage Sink (ACCESS) (401.87 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board Subs: Virginia Tech	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2024-12-13	Wymore Distribution System Upgrades (383.02 KB)	Prime: Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy Subs: Wymore Municipal Utilities	Multiple Sites, NE	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-12-19	Community Energy Resilience Hubs (392.49 KB)	Prime: COR3 Subs: Cooperative Hidroelectrica de la Montana	Multiple Sites, PR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-12-26	WindSCAPE: Wind Strategic Cyber Analysis and Protection Environment (383.27 KB)	Prime: The MITRE Corporation; Subs: Virginia Commonwealth University, Idaho National Labs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
2025-01-10	Winnsboro Circuit 1 Downline Electronic Reclosers (352.83 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper Subs: Fairfield Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-01-14	Deploying Synchronous Condensing with Battery Storage (371.34 KB)	Prime: Elevate Renewables Subs: None	Devon, CT	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2025-01-24	Native Village of Deering New Feeder lines (434.66 KB)	Prime: Native Village Deering Subs: Ipnatchiaq Electric Company	Deering, AK	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-05	GR3-SA3 Automation (388.71 KB)	Prime: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Subs: East Central Energy	Multiple Sites, MN	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-10	CarbonSAFE Phase II Project Atlantic Coast CO2 Emissions Storage Sink (ACCESS) (408.61 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board Subs: Advanced Resources International, Crescent Resource Innovation, Florida International University, US Geological Survey, Titan America, Virginia Tech University	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2025-04-15	Historic Eastside Resilience Enhancements (HERE) Project (364.16 KB)	Prime: Florida Division of Emergency Management Subs: JEA (formerly known as Jacksonville Electric Authority)	Multiple Sites, FL	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-02	Rural Arizona Cooperative Grid Hardening Project (363.53 KB)	Prime: Executive Office of the State of Arizona, Governor's Office of Resiliency Subs: Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Partners: Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative, Graham County Electric Cooperative)	Multiple Sites, AZ	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-07	Billings Area Resiliency Improvements (399.53 KB)	Prime: Montana Department of Environmental Quality; Subs: NorthWestern Energy	Multiple, MT	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-22	Linden Transmission Rebuild (378 KB)	Prime: Washington State Department of Commerce Subs: Public Utility District No.1 of Klickitat County	Multiple Sites, WA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-05-12	Springfield Utility Resilience and Grid Enhancement (SURGE) Project (361.56 KB)	Prime: Illinois Finance Authority Subs: City of Springfield	Multiple Sites, IL	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-08-29	Coal Creek Carbon Capture: Site Characterization and Permitting (403.79 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC; Sub: Stress Engineering Services, Inc.	Houston, TX	FECM
2022-12-09	Programmatic Collaboration with State Energy Officials for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (193.36 KB)	Prime: National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2023-01-17	Adaptive Second-Use Battery Utilization with Different Degradation Levels for EV Charging Stations and Power Grid Support and Re (59.34 KB)	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	FECM/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion Materials
2023-09-21	Lone Star Storage Hub (228.03 KB)	Prime: BP Carbon Solutions Subs: Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Texas	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-10-26	Illinois Basin Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub (171.33 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Subs: Carbon Capture, Inc., Fluor Daniel, Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Inc., Navigator COS Ventures, Visage Energy Corporation	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-11-20	Craig Energy Center Feasibility Study (197.76 KB)	Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association	Westminster, CO	EE/HQ/MESC-10
2024-01-18	Snohomish County PUD’s Secure Modern Automated and Reliable Technology Project SnoSMART Project (164.44 KB)	Snohomish County Public Utility Department	Multiple Sites, WA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-02-12	Lockhart Power Company - Enhanced Resiliency Components (205.89 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Lockhart Power Company	Union, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-02-18	Developing New Tools to Expand Access to Plug and Charge Technology (205.06 KB)	Prime: EVgo Services LLC; Subs: None	El Segundo, CA	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-03-11	Laurens Commission of Public Works Grid Resilience (185.61 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Laurens Commission of Public Works	Laurens, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-08	Upgrade to Add Multi-Location Automated High Perfomance Thin Glass Insulated Glass Manufacturing Lines (214.13 KB)	Prime: Alpen High Performance Products, Inc. Subs: None	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/MESC-10