Refonte des permis

The document analyzes how New York and California are reforming their permitting processes to overcome delays in clean energy deployment, highlighting the use of 'one-stop shops', legal deadlines, and community benefit agreements. While these reforms aim to improve financial viability and public support, the study identifies risks such as imprecise legal language, potential infringement on Indigenous rights, and persistent bottlenecks in grid interconnection that require federal intervention.

• The United States faces significant delays in clean energy infrastructure; solar plants typically take four to five years to build, while transmission lines average over 10 years. Without doubling the development speed of transmission infrastructure to 2.3% annually by 2030, over 80% of the emission reductions enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act may not be realized.
• New York's Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act (2020) established the Office of Renewable Energy Siting as a single window for permits and impact studies. It mandates legal deadlines for construction permits: a maximum of six months for pre-approved contaminated sites and one year for all other projects, with automatic permit issuance if deadlines are missed.
• California's Bill 205 (2022) grants the California Energy Commission full authority over permits for wind or solar projects exceeding 50 MW and storage projects over 200 MWh, while setting a 270-day maximum limit for environmental impact reviews.
• Both New York and California require community benefit agreements to reduce local opposition and increase public support. In New York, this includes utility credits for affected neighborhoods; for example, the Mill Point Solar I project proposed distributing $1.25 million over 10 years among utility customers in the municipality of Glen.
• Permitting reforms in New York have already shown results: seven of eight projects processed by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting were approved in less than two years, compared to the previous 5-to-10-year timeline.
• A critical limitation of these state-level reforms is that they do not resolve grid interconnection delays, which are often managed by independent regional operators. By the end of 2021, 1.4 terawatts of production and storage capacity were awaiting interconnection nationwide.
• Accelerated permitting may compromise the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples. While California requires consultation with culturally associated tribes, the United States lacks a legal obligation for Indigenous participation or consultation before issuing permits with major impacts.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2023). Refonte des permis. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/refonte-des-permis/

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Canadian Climate Institute. Refonte des permis. 2023. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/refonte-des-permis/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2023refonte, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Refonte des permis}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/refonte-des-permis/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }