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Kittitas County staff seek board OK to include small modular reactors and geothermal in countywide clean-energy siting review
Summary
County staff told the board a new grant will fund a programmatic EIS to map potential clean-energy sites across Kittitas County and asked permission to expand the review to include small modular nuclear reactors and geothermal alongside wind, solar and battery storage; scoping is targeted to be complete by June 2027.
KITTITAS COUNTY — CBS Director Chadiola told the board on May 9 that Kittitas County has secured a grant to fund a countywide programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to identify sites that could be viable for clean-energy development.
"We successfully received a grant approval for clean energy site permitting project," Chadiola said, describing the grant’s aim to assess environmental impacts, mitigation procedures and suitable locations across the county. He said the consultants’ contract currently covers wind, battery storage and solar but asked the board to consider adding small modular nuclear reactors and…
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