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State and Local January 2024 Updates Events & Webinars  Latest SEFI Partner Funding Opportunities Resources

This monthly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO) will include key updates, upcoming events and webinars, news, and resources for potential applicants and other stakeholders related to State Energy Financing Institution (SEFI) eligible projects.

Updates

Watch the webinar: Learn from LPO, NYSERDA, Connecticut Green Bank, and New Jersey Green Fund

If you are looking to gain an understanding of how the SEFI loan authority works, as well as how several states are building SEFI programs with an aim to leverage LPO’s financing, please watch the recent webinar, “How State Energy Financing Institutions Are Designing Programs in Partnership with LPO.”

In addition to presentations from LPO, you will hear from NYSERDA about how they would like to leverage LPO to support large scale renewables projects; from the Connecticut Green Bank about how they are financing projects that are considering LPO financing; and NJ Economic Development Authority, which has a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) out currently for a New Jersey Green Fund that may try to leverage LPO.

Read the blog: What is meaningful “SEFI” financial support?

LPO's blog frequently provides useful information for potential borrowers. One of the recent blog posts, “Defining ‘Meaningful Financial Support’ from a State Energy Financing Institution” details how LPO determines whether SEFI support is meaningful including how it evaluates the financial support provided, the risk level, or how the support matches market terms.

Events & Webinars

LPO's State and Local outreach team will be attending the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) annual conference in Washington D.C. this February 6-9. Reach out to our team to set up a meeting during the conference, and we can help you learn more about the value that LPO adds to projects and opportunities to maximize state-funded projects.  

LPO team members on site at NASEO will include contractors Hans Riemer, Elizabeth Bellis Wolfe, Tom Hucker, and Steve Boyd. If you want to meet during NASEO, touch base with your LPO contact.

If you do not yet have a contact, please reach to LPO's lead for State and Local outreach, Hans Riemer (hans.riemer@hq.doe.gov), to set up a meeting.

Select upcoming events where LPO staff will be attending and available for in-person meetings include:

• National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, DC
• International District Energy Association CampusEnergy2024 in San Francisco

Latest SEFI Partner Funding Opportunities

By publishing these opportunities, LPO is not endorsing, sponsoring, or otherwise evaluating the qualifications of these organizations for purposes of eligibility for LPO financing under Title 17.

• Michigan RFI for projects that could use SEFI support to gain access to LPO financing: Michigan seeks input on bold steps to advance clean energy economy
• NJ Economic Development Authority RFI: Bidding Opportunities - NJEDA
• NYSERDA funding program: State Energy Financing Fund - NYSERDA

Resources

Engage with LPO's SEFI Team

If you have a project that may be eligible for financing, please request a no-cost pre-application consultation. 

Toolkit on SEFI Determination and Funding Opportunities

The SEFI Toolkit, an online resource published and maintained LPO, is designed to help applicants, potential SEFIs, and others understand the process for becoming a SEFI and communicate the types of SEFIs that are currently certified. Click here to learn more.

Community Jobs and Justice Newsletter

LPO has launched a new resource for community, jobs, and justice-related issues. This quarterly newsletter from LPO's Community Jobs & Justice team will include key announcements, upcoming events, and funding opportunities that may aid potential applicants and other stakeholders in developing their Community Benefits Plans (CBPs). Read the first edition and sign up for future editions.

SCEP State and Local Spotlight Newsletter

Sign up for DOE's Office of State and Community Energy Programs newsletter, which provides information about all the resources for state and local governments from across DOE.  

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