DOE Seeks Public Comment on Energy Corridors
DOE Seeks Public Comment on Energy Corridors
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it and several other federal agencies will host eleven public meetings to discuss the designation of multi-purpose energy corridors on federal lands in the western United States.
As our nation grows, so do our energy needs. So we must be forward looking as we map out energy transmission corridors in order to get energy to places that need it, Director of DOEs Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Kevin Kolevar said. We want to make sure that the public is involved early on in this process and we look forward to this dialogue.
Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, requires DOE, along with the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense and Interior to identify possible corridors on federal lands in the west to perform environmental reviews associated with such designations. These corridors will be for new oil, natural gas and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities.
The corridor designation process requires input from many federal and state agencies, local governments, native American tribes, the energy companies, businesses, affected landowners, and others. The public meetings will provide opportunities for interested parties to express their views on the corridor designation process as the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) is being prepared.
The meetings will be open to the public and will be jointly convened by DOE, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. Visit: http://www.doe.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19023&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE for meeting dates and locations.
