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Up to $35,000 Available for Industry Sector Partnerships on Energy Storage Demonstration Projects
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Division of Energy is now accepting applications to support innovative industry partnerships and increase the awareness of, and experience with, marketable energy storage technologies. The purpose of this grant is to support planning and host site feasibility studies on the use of energy storage.
Energy storage technologies can be used to mitigate demand fluctuations and shift use away from higher-cost peak periods, thereby optimizing grid operations. In addition, customers can benefit from improved reliability and resiliency as a result of reduced or avoided outages. This grant will support increased awareness of, and experience with, marketable technologies that have the potential to contribute to meeting the state’s energy needs now and into the future.
The scope of this grant would include conducting planning and host site feasibility studies for energy storage associated with other distributed energy resource options, with preference for projects which (a) reflect broad partnerships capable of deployment of solutions to multiple locations, (b) secure additional funding sources to complete demonstration pilots, (c) result in publicly available data and analysis (e.g., evaluation of grid impacts), (d) significantly contribute to energy assurance of fuel supplies, and (e) include the deployment of electric vehicle-related technologies.
Demonstration projects must be located in the state and comprised of commercially available technologies and concepts. To the extent that standby service is required for the project, an eligible proposal must include a description of an arrangement to partner with a local electric utility. Federal agencies are not eligible for this grant.
The Division expects to make up to $35,000 of federal funding available for up to three grant awards under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, with no award to exceed $25,000.
Applications for this opportunity must be submitted electronically by emailing to Laurie Arnold at laurie.arnold@ded.mo.gov or by mailing the address below. Full consideration will be given to applications received by 5:00 p.m. CT on March 18, 2019.
Timeline:
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March 6, 2019
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Grant Announcement Issue Date
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March 18, 2019
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Submission Deadline for Applications
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March 20, 2019
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Expected Date for Selection Notifications
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May 15, 2019
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Recipients Submit Feasibility Analyses, Including Site Plans
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May 29, 2019
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Expected Date for Evaluations of Feasibility Analyses and Site Plans
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June 12, 2019
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Grant Recipients Submit Final Reports with Project Synopses
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June 17, 2019
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Expected Date of Completed Submission Reviews
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June 20, 2019
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Grant Recipients Provide Notices of Analysis and Plan Completion and Invoices
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Additional Resources:
For more information about the Division of Energy, visit energy.mo.gov.
Mail applications to:
Missouri Division of Energy
P.O. Box 1766
301 W. High, Ste. 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102
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