Inventory of State Renewable Energy Location Policies – Clean Air Task Force

This report, produced by the Regulatory Assistance Project and the Clean Air Task Force, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Consensus Building Institute, catalogs state renewable energy siting policies across the United States, profiling all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Specifies which government entity or entities in each state or territory have jurisdictional authority to make siting and permitting decisions for large wind and solar projects. The report also covers established timelines for siting and permitting processes, requirements for public involvement in these processes, and the availability of permitting guidelines and model ordinances designed to support local jurisdictions.