"Within 20 working days from submission of complete documents and requirements, the
REMB Director shall come up with a decision on whether to approve, disapprove or reject an application or order on reasonable grounds," as well as the postponement of final action on any application, the DOE has specified.
The project will then be monitored by DOE's
REMB and Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (EPIMB).
"The
RemB seems stable at this point," Tom Gottlieb, president of the well-known resource Two's Company, said, "but in the heat of the downturn we were certainly afraid of a steeper fall."
As specified, the PDAs "shall refer to areas with renewable energy potential through sufficient available technical data as may be determined by the
REMB and as approved by the Energy Secretary."
Traditionally, the contract application process had to go through the DOE's Renewable Energy Management Bureau (
REMB) for validation and other corresponding evaluation processes before forwarding the RESCs to the Secretary's office for final approval.