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Commerce seeks new Clean Energy Development Office to speed siting, dashboard and battery storage guidance
Summary
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5359, an agency‑request bill that would establish a Clean Energy Development Office at the Department of Commerce to centralize tools, technical assistance, mapping and siting best practices for renewable energy, transmission and battery energy storage.
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5359, an agency‑request bill that would establish a Clean Energy Development Office at the Department of Commerce to centralize tools, technical assistance, mapping and siting best practices for renewable energy, transmission and battery energy storage.
What the bill would do
Committee staff said SB 5359 responds to recommendations from a 2023 Commerce evaluation. The proposed office would develop publicly available geospatial and visualization tools, a permitting dashboard, templates for community benefit agreements and model ordinances, technical assistance for local governments and tribes, and a work group to produce best…
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