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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2025-08-11	Williamstown Utility Commission: Circuit 43 upgrade (382.12 KB)	Prime: Kentucky Energy & Environmental Cabinet Subs: Williamstown Utility Commission	Multiple Sites, KY	GDO
2025-08-25	Utility Pole Management (384.01 KB)	Prime: Kansas Corporation Commission; Sub: City of Cawker City	Cawker City, KS	GDO
2025-09-04	Rinaker – Palmyra Tie Line (Location change) (359.7 KB)	Prime: Illinois Finance Authority; Sub: MJM Electric Cooperative	Barr Township, IL	GDO
2025-09-15	Wildlife Assessment and Resilience for Networks (WARN) - Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative (383.52 KB)	Rushmore Electric - West Central Electric Cooperative	Philip, SD	GDO
2025-09-25	Northern Lights Priest Lake Area Grid Hardening and Monitoring Project (359.49 KB)	Prime: Executive Office of the State of Idaho; Sub: Northern Lights, Inc.	Bonner County, ID	GDO
2025-10-21	LCRA Sim Gideon (Power Generation Facility) Fire Protection Installations and Upgrades (373.46 KB)	Prime: Texas Division of Emergency Management; Sub: Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Sim Gideon Power Plant	Bastrop, TX	GDO
2025-11-03	Wildfire Assessment and Resilience for Networks (WARN) - Big Horn Rural Electric Company (374.67 KB)	Prime: Holy Cross Energy; Sub: Big Horn Rural Electric Company	Big Horn, Wyoming, and Washakie Counties, WY (NE of Ten Sleep, WY)	GDO
2025-12-10	Strengthening Union County's Electric Grid Through Advanced SCADA and Infrastructure Modernization (404.77 KB)	Prime: Mississippi Development Authority; Sub: New Albany Light, Gas and Water District No. 3	New Albany, IL	OE
2025-12-05	Smart Technology for Advanced Resilient Transmission (START) (387.99 KB)	Prime: Georgia Transmission Corporation; Sub: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	GDO
2025-12-12	Enhancing Grid Reliability – Strategic Reconductoring of Electric Distribution Lines (412.2 KB)	Prime: The Virginia Department of Energy; Sub: BVU Authority	City of Bristol, VA	OE
2026-01-20	Staples 112W43 Reliability Improvements (393.65 KB)	Prime: Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. Sub: The Narragansett Electric Company	Cumberland, RI	OE
2026-01-06	Duel Fuel Nordberg Generator Emissions Upgrade (389.06 KB)	Prime: Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Sub: Missouri Public Utility Alliance-Missouri Electric Commission (MPUA-MEC) - Fulton Power Plant	Fulton, MO	OE
2026-01-27	Grid Resiliency Upgrades: Line Conversions and Microgrids (OH to UG Area 2b) (417.35 KB)	EPB Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	GDO
2026-01-21	Underground Cable Resilience Retrofit Project (405.83 KB)	NETL Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	HGEO
2026-02-23	Wildfire Assessment and Resilience for Networks (WARN) - Butte Electric Association Inc. (369.87 KB)	Prime: Holy Cross Energy; Sub: Butte Electric Cooperative - Erickson Rd	Lead, SD	GDO
2026-03-05	City-wide Vegetation/Tree Triming Project (362.31 KB)	Prime: Texas Division of Emergency Management Sub: City of Burnet, TX	Burnet, TX	GDO
2026-03-16	Vipers for Resiliency and Wildfire Prevention (411.94 KB)	Prime: Southern Ute Indian Tribe; Sub: La Plata Electric Association, Inc.	La Plata County, CO	OE
2026-03-31	Elizabeth Transformer Improvement Project (403.95 KB)	Prime: Louisiana Department of Energy & Natural Resources; Sub: Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc (BECi)	Multiple sites, LA	OE
2026-04-13	Tombigbee Grid Modernization Program (404.77 KB)	Prime: Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, Inc. Subs: None	Multiple sites, AL	GDO
2026-04-23	Burlington Electric Department (BED) Resilience Project (410.69 KB)	Prime: Vermont Department of Public Service; Sub: Burlington Electric Department	Burlington, VT	OE
2026-04-29	Deploying Smart Grid Technology to Enhance Arizona's Resilient Grid (364.27 KB)	Arizona Public Service Company	Multiple sites, AZ	GDO
2022-12-06	EV Market Stimulation in Divested Economies (217.46 KB)	Prime: Metropolitan Energy Center Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration-EEMS
2023-01-17	WMU Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Secure, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Technology (195.98 KB)	Prime: Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	FECM/TDC/EDS/R&D Team
2023-02-06	Overcoming Technical And Community Barriers To Adopting Gasification Technologies (168.72 KB)	University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, TX	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-03-02	Resource Assessment for CO2 Storage via Accelerated Carbonation Reaction w/ Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) (175.33 KB)	Prime: University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Subs: University of Nebraska - Kearny, University of Nebraska - Omaha, Hawkins Construction Company	Multiple sites, NE	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-03-14	FY23 Energy and Water Evaluation Services for PGH and MGN Campuses (179 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA Morgantown, WV	FECM/LOC/FO/Maint Ops & Sustain
2023-04-09	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (216.87 KB)	Prime: VA Dept of Energy; Subs: Atlantic General Cancer Center	Berlin, MD	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-05-10	Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah Forge Site (151.91 KB)	Prime: University of Texas Sub: Shell Exploration & Production Company	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-05-25	Methane Accounting Project (MAP): Multi-scale Methane Monitoring and Accounting Framework Across Oil and Gas Supply Chains (179.12 KB)	Prime: University of Texas-Austin Sub: Colorado School of Mines	Austin, TX; Golden, CO	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-06-26	Supporting Transportation Electrification - Leadership, Learning, Assistance, and Resources (STELLAR) (204.06 KB)	Prime: American Lung Association Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM
2023-07-07	Retrofittable Advanced Combined Cycle Integration for Flexible Decarbonized Generation (163.82 KB)	Prime: General Electric (GE) Gas Power Subs: Linde Inc., BASF, Kiewit, Southern Company Services, Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions	Multiple sites, Multiple states, and Germany	FECM/TDC/CM/Point Source Carbon Capture
2023-07-06	Wasatch Front Multi-Modal Corridor Electrification Plan (200.63 KB)	Prime: Utah State University ;Subs: Multiple;Prime: Utah State University; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-07-24	V4AMERICA: Vehicles for Affordable Mobility, Reliable Infrastructure, and Clean Air (215.31 KB)	Prime: California Mobility Center Subs: MultiplePrime: California Mobility Center Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, CA	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2023-08-03	Advancing Equitable Access to EVs, Infrastructure, and Jobs in Underserved Communities in Georgia (200.92 KB)	Prime: Southern Aliance for Clean Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, GA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-08-14	Wyoming Class VI Site Characterization Database (163.75 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Subs: Wyoming State Geological Survey, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality	Laramie, WY; Cheyenne, WY;	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-08-29	Biomass Ash Valorization by CO2 Capture For Calcium Carbonate Production and Use in Lower Carbon Footprint Cement (175.39 KB)	Calcify, LLC	Fairfield, CT	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-09-08	Boat Energy Transition Accelerator (211.02 KB)	Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association	Multiple sites, AK	EE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2023-09-19	Green Methanol Production from Atmospheric CO2 (166.78 KB)	Susteon, Inc.	Cary, NC	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-09-29	Coal Creek Carbon Capture: Site Characterization and Permitting (249.74 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC; Subs: NESET	Grand Forks, ND;Tioga, ND	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-10-12	Green Methanol via an Integrated Direct Air Capture, CO2 Electrolyzer, and Hydrogenation Reactor (154.08 KB)	Prime: University of Tennessee Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Knoxville, TN; Oak Ridge, TN	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-10-22	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (217.18 KB)	Prime: VA Dept of Energy; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-11-13	Cybersecurity Center for Offshore Wind Energy (1.18 MB)	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, VA	FECM/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
2023-11-29	Electric Power Testbed to Secure the U.S. Power Grid Against Cyber Attacks (171.35 KB)	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	FECM/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-01-19	The Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (216.33 KB)	Prime: Virginia Department of Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple, MD	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-13	Field Validation of Packaged RAD-AC HVAC System: Efficiency and Load Shifting via ElectrochemicalRegeneration of Liquid Desiccan (212.93 KB)	Prime: Mojave Energy Systems, Inc. Sub: Insight Partners Tampa	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-17	Zero-Emission Truck Roadshow (201.83 KB)	Prime: CALSTART, Inc. Subs: Empire Clean Cities, Drive Clean Colorado, Central Pines Regional Council, Louisiana Clean FuelsPrime: CALSTART, Inc. Subs: Empire Clean Cities, Drive Clean Colorado, Central Pines Regional Council, Louisiana Clean Fuels	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-26	Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use with Concurrent Resource Recovery Utilizing Coal- and Waste Coal-derived Material (202.11 KB)	Prime: Ohio University Subs: CONSOL Innovations, Giner Labs, and Exergy Systems	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-05	Electric Vehicle Charging Hubs with Energy Storage and Floating Solar (216.14 KB)	Prime: Orlando Utilities Commission Subs: None	Orlando, FL	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-03-06	The Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (216.63 KB)	Prime: Virginia Department of Energy Sub: Food City Gas N Go - Clintwood, VA	Clintwood, VA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-03-10	Consumer Education Campaign for Electric Vehicles and Charging (200.15 KB)	Prime: Plug In America Subs: Los Angeles Convention Center	Los Angeles. CA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS