Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: For the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of solar energy technologies, including by offering competitive grants, other prize competitions, contracts and cooperative agreements, and technical assistance. Funding may also be used to establish or maintain DOE demonstration facilities and projects and other related…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: For financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration, and commercialization projects to advance new solar energy manufacturing technologies and techniques. Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, Federal research agencies, State research agencies, research agencies associated with a territory…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: For financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration, and commercialization projects to increase the reuse and recycling of solar energy technologies, with special consideration given to projects that recover critical materials. Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, Federal…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: Formula grant program to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons. Improvements may cover weatherization materials such as attic insulation, caulking, weather-stripping, furnace efficiency modifications, certain mechanical measures to heating and cooling systems, and replacement furnaces, boilers, and…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: Block and competitive grant program to assist states, tribes, and local governments. Funds can be used for a variety of activities such as conducting residential and commercial building energy audits, incentivizing energy efficiency improvement, improved building codes, technology to capture methane from landfills,…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: To establish a research, development, demonstration, and deployment program for purposes of commercialization to improve the efficiency, increase the durability, and reduce the cost of producing clean hydrogen using electrolyzers. Bill Section: 40314 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:      $1,000,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: Increased maximum credit amount for qualified facilities. Incentive payments for qualified facilities are based on the number of kilowatt-hours (kWh) generated in calendar year which Department of Energy determines, at a rate of 1.8 cents/kWh with a total ceiling of $1 million per…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: This program, first established by Section 243 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 but never previously funded, incentivizes owners or operators of existing hydroelectric facilities, including pumped storage hydropower, to make capital improvements that improve their efficiency by at least 3%. Bill…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: Payments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-licensed hydropower facilities for: (1) improving grid resiliency; (2) improving dam safety to ensure acceptable performance under all loading conditions (including static, hydrologic, and seismic conditions); and (3) environmental improvements. Bill Section: 40333 Potential Cost:      $553,600,000…

Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   Description: To provide financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable electricity. Bill Section: 40334 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:…