This monthly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office 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.
For state leaders considering how to design a program that will leverage LPO’s financing to meet state clean energy goals, one approach that is gaining momentum is to start by issuing a “Request for Interest” (RFI). An RFI asks the public and private sector to respond to the state with ideas and project interest that could utilize LPO financing. Some states are tailoring their RFI to focus on projects that will achieve the state goals and energy plans.
States are issuing or considering RFIs in areas such as renewable development, industrial decarbonization, housing and building decarbonization, solar on schools, transportation, port infrastructure, amongst other project possibilities.
Another approach that some states are utilizing is to use the RFI model to test out whether the state is better suited to making awards to large projects (greater than $100M) or organizing a portfolio of small projects that applies to LPO through a special purpose vehicle.
Please note that by publishing State RFIs or RFPs, LPO is not endorsing, sponsoring, or otherwise evaluating the sufficiency of the financing support that may be offered by such organizations for purposes of eligibility for LPO financing under Title 17.
The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) under the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) invites qualified and experienced Virtual Power Plant (VPP) providers, specifically those beginning or considering applications to , to submit proposals for developing and implementing Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) at eligible SGC-supported sites.
This RFP aims to identify a VPP Provider that will partner with SGC and collaborate with eligible sites to enhance the resilience of SGC-supported facilities while contributing to the overall reliability and sustainability of the grid. SGC is a DOE-designated SEFI whose project support can benefit project developers and DOE LPO loan recipients.
SGC expects to select and contract with one VPP provider to collaborate with and identify appropriate eligible sites for VPP development and operation but reserves the right to select and contract with more than one qualified VPP provider.
The complete RFP and Solicitation Guidelines are available on .
