Current through September 30, 2024
Section 3212.22 - What criteria establish a new facility for the purpose of obtaining a production incentive?(a) Criteria for determining whether a project is a new facility for the purpose of obtaining a production incentive include:(1) The project requires a new site license or facility construction permit if it is on Federal lands;(2) The project requires a new Commercial Use Permit;(3) The project includes at least one new turbine-generator unit;(4) The project involves a new sales contract;(5) The project involves a new site or substantially larger footprint; and(6) The project is not contiguous to an existing project.(b) Generally, a new facility will not:(1) Be permitted only with a Geothermal Drilling Permit;(2) Be constructed entirely within the footprint of an existing facility; or(3) Involve only well-field projects such as drilling new wells, increasing injection, and enhanced recovery projects.