Scoping
Renewable Energy
A first step in the NEPA process and in the river planning process. Scoping is a means of identifying issues and concerns, their significance, and the range of alternatives.
- — ODOE Glossary of Energy Terms retrieved 2014-06-15
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Solar Energy
The process of inviting public comment on what should be considered prior to preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS). Scoping assists the preparers of an EIS in defining the proposed action, identifying alternatives, and developing preliminary issues to be addressed in an EIS.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15