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State and Local
March 2024
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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
New State RFIs for Advancing Clean Energy ProjectsÂ
Marcos Marrero, Executive Vice President of Community Development for MassDevelopment, one of the Massachusetts state leaders who helped draft the new RFI, welcomes other states or agencies to "save on paperwork" and use their RFI model.Â
Solar for Schools
A growing number of states have expressed interest in using LPO financing to deploy clean energy technologies such as solar, storage, and charging infrastructure on schools across the state. These "Solar for Schools" projects could potentially also build in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy and transportation tax credits. To highlight certain considerations that state leaders should understand about this concept, LPO Senior Consultants Hans Riemer and Elizabeth Bellis-Wolfe participated in a webinar hosted by DOE's Office of State and Community Energy Programs' Renew America’s Schools Program. Â
Clean Cities and Clean Transportation
Earlier this month, LPO Senior Consultants Tom Hucker and Wayne Killen joined the DOE’s Clean Cities and Communities national network to share how cities and municipalities can utilize LPO financing for charging deployment, as well as decarbonization efforts for fleets, ports, and more. During the webinar, presenters
Watch the recorded webinar and review the slides to understand what financing opportunities your community can utilize to decarbonize your transportation system and energy infrastructure.
A sampling of recent third-party media and podcast mentions of LPO and the LPO Team:
April 8-12: Wyoming Funding Summit presented by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senator John Barrasso and Governor Mark Gordon.
April 9, 1-2 p.m. EDT: The White House and LPO will host a Building Performance Standards Webinar sharing how LPO can partner with public and private entities to implement building energy efficiency projects. State and local governments have shown strong leadership in development of local building performance standards. LPO can be a financing resource for projects utilizing an eligible technology that will make a significant impact on building energy consumption – particularly where projects are seeking to achieve important policy frameworks, such as compliance with state or local building performance standards. New York City Economic Development Corporation and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will join this webinar to share more about their efforts with LPO. This webinar is offered in conjunction with the Building Performance Standards Technical Assistance Network and the National Building Performance Coalition. Register here.
April 17-18: CESA IRA Implementation Summit, hosted by the Clean Energy States Alliance, featuring a keynote address from LPO Director Jigar Shah and a breakout session with LPO Senior Consultants Hans Riemer, Tom Hucker, and Steve Boyd.
April 22-28: US Climate Action Summit 2024 hosted by The Climate Group featuring a keynote by LPO Director Jigar Shah.
April 30 from 2-3 p.m. EDT: LPO 102 Webinar – State Energy Financing Institutions hosted by Cleantech Alliance. Register here.
May 2: Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit hosted by Green Umbrella.
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