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Kittitas County to pursue countywide clean-energy siting study after winning CESP grant
Summary
Kittitas County officials announced March 9 that Community Development Services has been awarded a Clean Energy Site Permitting (CESP) grant to fund a programmatic environmental review and site-siting work for wind, solar, battery storage, small modular reactors and geothermal, and directed staff to consult the local public utility district before moving forward.
Kittitas County Community Development Services (CDS) announced March 9 that it has been awarded a Clean Energy Site Permitting (CESP) grant to support a countywide programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) and site-siting work for clean-energy development.
"The grant allows CDS to complete a programmatic EIS over the entire county and take a look at areas that may be viable for clean energy types of development," CDS Director Chad Bala said during a study session of the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners. Bala said consultants have been hired and staff have participated in programmatic EIS workshops with the…
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