[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42350-42351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected] 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 
[email protected] 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 [email protected].

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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