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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
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
2024-03-28	Regional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Resiliency (REVIR) Plan (591.36 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center Subs: None	Grand Forks, ND	EE/TDC/EEM/Facility & Workforce Assistance
2024-04-09	York Electric - National Park Burial (241.61 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: York Electric Cooperative, Inc	York County, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-05-16	Mobile Battery Drop-Off (599.13 KB)	Prime: New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY); Subs: None	New York, NY	EERE/MESC
2024-05-29	Multi-Agency Household Battery Recycling Program Expansion (606.09 KB)	Prime: Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) Subs: Several	Multiple sites, NY	EERE/MESC
2024-06-11	Pratt substation Hardening (188.88 KB)	Kansas Corporation Commission	Pratt County, KS	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-06-20	Alaska Intertie Snow Load Resiliency (171.95 KB)	Prime: Alaska Energy Authority Subs: Golden Valley Electric Association	Multiple sites, AK	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-06-27	Electric Line Tree Trimming (178.22 KB)	Prime: Michigan EGLE; Sub: City of Sturgis Electric	Multiple sites, MI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-07-10	Southeast Direct Air Capture (SEDAC) Hub (199.18 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board Subs: 8 Rivers, Kiewit, Aircapture, CRI, ENTECH, Georgia Tech, RTI-Research, Mitternight, University of Alabama, University of Southern Alabama	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal
2024-07-18	Mitigating Impacts of Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters through Increased Grid Resiliency (163.42 KB)	Prime: Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Subs: None	Fort Pierce, FL	GDO/TDC/EDS/D&D
2024-07-12	LaFranier Road South Airport Grid Resiliency Project (170.95 KB)	Prime: Michigan EGLE; Sub: Cherryland Electric Cooperative	Lansing, MI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-07-17	Project Crossroads (248.77 KB)	Prime: BP Carbon Solutions Subs: Western Michigan University; Purdue University; Indiana Geological Water Survey; Illinois State Geological Survey; Consumers Energy	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Large Scale Storage
2024-08-15	DMEA Vegetation Management Project (179.3 KB)	Prime: Colorado Energy Office Sub: Delta Montrose Electric Association	Cedaredge, CO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-08-23	Estherville Advanced Metering Project (170.89 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: City of Estherville	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-09-10	Building Situational Awareness Capacity in Eastern Oregon (BSACEO) (378.27 KB)	Prime: Oregon Department of Energy Subs: Idaho Power Company	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-10-03	Molecular Design of Microemulsion Extraction System to Improve the Production of Rare Earth Metals and Co‐Production of Critical (365 KB)	Prime: California Institute of Technology Subs: PEER Institute, University of North Dakota, Polykala Technologies	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/RS/Minerals Sustainability
2024-10-17	Galena Alaska Preventing Outages and Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience (377.13 KB)	Prime: Louden Tribe Subs: City of Galena	Galena, AK	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-04	Chalkyitsik Grid Resilience (377.55 KB)	Prime: Chalkyitsik Village Council Subs: Chalkyitsik Electric Utility	Chalkyitsik, Alaska	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-08	Ansley Community Voltage Upgrade Project (376.65 KB)	Prime: Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy Subs: Village of Ansley	Multiple Sites, NE	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-13	Oakdale Electric Cooperative Downline SCADA Pilot (376.54 KB)	Prime: PSC of Wisconsin Subs: Oakdale Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, WI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-11-21	UK IDEA Dual Loop CO2 Capture for Flue Gas with <100 ppm CO2 at Nucor Steel Gallatin (377.96 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Subs: EPRI, Trimeric, University of Michigan	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Point Source Carbon Capture
2024-11-20	Palletized Containment System for Storing and Transporting Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Packs (600.2 KB)	Prime: B2U Storage Solutions, Inc Subs:	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/FAC/FA/Team B
2024-11-26	Closing Loop for Rural Circular Economy (CIRCLE): Advancing End-of-Life EV Battery Recycling (599.28 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/FAC/FA/Team B
2024-12-19	Community Energy Resilience Hubs (392.48 KB)	Prime: COR3 Subs: Cooperative Hidroelectrica de la Montana	Multiple Sites, PR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-12-23	Centerville dual circuit transmission line (383.04 KB)	Prime: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Subs: Rome Township	Rome Township, PA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-01-10	Woodward Downline Electronic Reclosers (355.22 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper Subs: Fairfield Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-01-14	California Planning Resilience (353.74 KB)	Prime: California Energy Commission Subs: PacifiCorp	Multiple Sites, CA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-01-14	Hardening Cozad's Electric System (378.42 KB)	Prime: Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy Subs: City of Cozad	Multiple Sites, NE	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-01-24	Black Hills Wildfire Mitigation (389.6 KB)	Prime: Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. Subs: Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BHEC), Butte Electric Cooperative (BEC), Cam-Wal Electric Cooperative (CWEC), Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative (CTEC), Lacreek Electric Association (LEA), Moreau	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2025-03-05	SA2-SA3 Automation (383.64 KB)	Prime: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Subs: East Central Energy	Multiple Sites, MN	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-14	Schuyler County Vegetation Project (377.18 KB)	Prime: Illinois Finance Authority Subs: Adams Electric Cooperative (AEC)	Multiple Sites, IL	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-03-20	18L10 Aerial Cable Replacement (370.29 KB)	Prime: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Subs: Chicopee Electric Light	Multiple Sites, MA	GDO
2025-04-16	LaFranier Road South Airport Grid Resiliency Project (355.25 KB)	Prime: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Subs: Cherryland Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, MI	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-02	The Ligurta Substation Modernization Project- Grid Resilience Grant (360.39 KB)	Prime: Executive Office of the State of Arizona, Governor's Office of Resiliency Subs: Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District	Multiple Sites, AZ	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-07	Great Falls Area Resiliency Improvements (389.45 KB)	Prime: Montana Department of Environmental Quality Subs: NorthWestern Energy	Multiple, MT	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-04-22	LAFGA Strategic Resilience Upgrade Project (361.3 KB)	Prime: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Subs: City of LaFayette Electric Department	Multiple Sites, GA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-05-05	Wildlife Assessment and Resilience for Networks (WARN) - Capital Electric Cooperative (488.59 KB)	Prime: Holy Cross Sub: Capital Electric Cooperative	Burleigh County, ND	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2025-09-03	Alaska Railbelt Carbon Capture and Storage (ARCCS) Project (Subtask 2.2) (509.62 KB)	Prime: University of Alaska Fairbanks; Subs: Explor Geoscience USA Inc.	Multiple Sites, AK	FECM
2023-07-28	Embarking on the Wyoming Trails Carbon Hub (“WyoTCH”) (180.39 KB)	Prime: Carbon Solutions Subs: University of Wyoming; INTERA Incorporated; Glenrock Energy; Williams	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-09-25	Production of Low-Carbon Methanol Through the Use of Direct-Air Capture of CO2 and Solid-Oxide Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O to (134.52 KB)	Prime: GE Research Sub: National Renewable Energy Lab, Virginia Commonwealth University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-10-19	Community Alliance for Direct Air Capture (CALDAC) (174.55 KB)	University of California-Berkely;AECOM;Blue Planet;CSU-Bakersfield;Carbon180;CarbonBuilt;Clean Energy Systems;Electric Power Research Institute;CSU-Fresno;Origen;PSE;Rondo;Valley Onward;LBNL; AirMyne, Carbon6, Data for Progress, Mosiac, Project 2030	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-11-03	Coal Creek Carbon Capture: Site Characterization and Permitting (179.65 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC Subs: NESET	McClean County, ND	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-12-20	Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) (175.81 KB)	City of Naperville	Naperville, IL	FECM/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-01-12	Distribution Automation Deployment in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma (164.47 KB)	Empire District Electric Company	Multiple sites, Multiple states	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-03-01	Tri-State Carbon Capture and Storage Hub (257.7 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board; Sub:Projeo Corporation; Tenaska Sequestration Services; West Virginia University; West Virgina Geologic and Economic Survey; Ohio State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Large Scale Storage