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American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
Opportunities for Public Power
APPA National Conference - 6/16/09
Jeff Genzer
Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C.
1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 467-6370
[email protected]
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Introduction
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (ARRA) provides billions of dollars in
new funding for energy efficiency programs.
Key contacts:
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Department of Energy, in charge of stimulus:
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office at
DOE:
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Matt Rogers
Claire Johnson
Gil Sperling
Mark Bailey
Dan Beakly
Johanna Zetterberg
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability
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Eric Leightner (Smart Grid)
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Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant
 $3.2 billion is provided for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant (EECBG)
 EECBG had not previously been funded
 $400 million of the $3.2 billion will be distributed through a competitive
program among state, local and tribal entities
 Cooperative/coordinated proposals encouraged
 Of the remaining $2.8 billion, funds will be distributed (funds must be obligated
within 18 months of DOE approval):
 68% directly to over 1700 of the larger cities in the U.S.
 16% through the states to counties of under 200,000 and towns of under 35,000
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Funds must be distributed within 6 months of DOE approval of a plan
 12% directly to state energy offices for the State Energy Program
 2% for competitive program, likely to be added to $400 million noted above
 2% available to tribes
 Operated by the Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs
(OWIP) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division at DOE
(EERE)
 Contact your state energy office, and coordinate with your statewide
Mayor’s group
 DOE Funding Opportunity Notice (DE-FOA-0000013) (Issued 3/26/09),
applications due for all entities 6/25/09 [state applications had been due on
5/26/09]
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State Energy Program
 $3.1 billion provided for State Energy Program (SEP)
 SEP received $44 million in federal fiscal year 2008
 Funds provided to state energy offices
 Governors must send letter to Energy Secretary Chu regarding utility regulatory
policies on energy efficiency and upgrading of building energy efficiency codes
 Funding can be used for a wide variety of programs, projects & policies,
including:
 Energy efficiency
 Renewable energy
 Alternative transportation programs
 ARRA waived a 20% cost share for the states and also waived a regulatory
provision that limited capital investments to 50% SEP funds.
 Operated by the Office of Weatherization and Invergovernmental Programs
(OWIP) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
 Find your state energy director at www.naseo.org [David Terry –
[email protected]]
 DOE Funding Opportunity Notice (DE-FOA-0000052 Issued 3/12/09, initial state
applications due 3/23/09 and comprehensive applications due 5/12/09)
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Weatherization Assistance Program
 $5 billion is provided for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
 WAP received $227 million in federal fiscal year 2008
 ARRA statutory changes:
 Amount that can be spent on each home increased from $2,500 to $6,500, to allow
more comprehensive energy efficiency measures to be implemented
 Eligibility increased to 200% of poverty, from 150% of poverty
 Preference for community action agencies to serve as delivery agents for
WAP, but to expand the program, local government coordination and/or
delivery is expected
 National Association for Community Services Programs (NASCSP)
coordinates state-level program managers [Rebecca Stewart –
[email protected]]
 National Community Action Foundation (NCAF) represents community
action agencies
 DOE Funding Opportunity Notice (DOE-FOA-0000051 Issued 3/12/09, initial
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Energy Star Appliance Rebates
Program
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$300 million is provided to state energy offices
to provide rebates to encourage consumers to
purchase Energy Star appliances
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Program has not previously been funded
Contact your state energy office
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Smart Grid – Regional Demonstration
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$4.5 billion is provided for investments in the “smart grid,” as authorized by Title
XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
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Expected to include advanced metering and demand response equipment, as well as other
measures
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Funding open to utilities (including public power, cooperatives and investorowned utilities) and “other parties” involved in smart grid development
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Minimum 50% cost-sharing requirement (greater % encouraged), including
regional demonstrations, utility scale energy storage demonstrations, etc.
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Operated by the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
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Additional $100 million allocated through this office for “Green Jobs” initiative
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Draft Funding Opportunity Notice [DE-FOA-0000036] for regional demonstrations,
utility scale storage demonstrations and synchrophasor demonstrations – issued
4/16/09. Comments were due 5/6/09. Final FOA anticipated no earlier than June
17, 2009.
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Maximum award: recently increased from $40 M to $100 M
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DOE favors diversity of projects, small and large
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Smart Grid – Investment Grants
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Notice of Intent to Issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement issued
 Expected to include equipment that will improve reliability, efficiency and
security of the grid; goal is to achieve open-system architecture with
microprocessor-based advanced digital technology
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Comments were due by May 6, 2009
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Maximum award: recently increased from $20 M to $200 M
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Minimum 50% cost-sharing requirement (greater % encouraged),
including regional demonstrations, utility scale energy storage
demonstrations, etc.
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Eligible entities: utilities including municipally-owned utilities,
investor-owned, and rural cooperatives; load serving entities; retail
electricity marketers/distributors; system operators; and
manufacturers of smart grid-enabling equipment
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Final FOA expected: June 17, 2009
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Smart Grid and FERC
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Policy
Statement and Action Plan (Smart Grid Policy, 126 FERC ¶
61,253)
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Request for comments on Smart Grid Policy
 Comments were due: May 11, 2009
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Request for supplemental comments on treatment of rate
recovery for certain smart grid investments funded via DOE
funding opportunities (FERC Docket No. PL09-4)
 Comments due: May 28, 2009 (extended to June 2, 2009)
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HUD Assisted Housing
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$2.25 billion is provided for the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program at HUD
 Funds are provided to state housing finance agencies for lowincome housing
 The program encourages funding for energy efficient and environmentally
friendly designs
 $250 million is provided for energy retrofit and green investments for
certain kinds of low-income housing
 $2.25 billion is provided more generally for project-based rental
assistance
 $1 billion is provided for the Public Housing Capital Fund for
competitive grants
 Includes investments that leverage private sector funding or financing for
renovations and energy conservation retrofit investments
 Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) issued May 7, 2009:
applications accepted between June 1 – July 21, 2009 for energy
conservation retrofit applications
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Clean Cities and Plug-in Vehicles
 $300 million is provided for the Clean Cities Program
 Program has previously been funded at much lower levels
 Funds available to states, local governments and metropolitan
transportation agencies for up to 30 geographically dispersed
vehicle demonstrations
 Supports alternative fuel vehicles, neighborhood electric
vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, ultra low sulfur diesel vehicles,
acquisition and installation of fueling infrastructure, etc.
 50% cost-sharing requirement
 DOE Funding Opportunity Notice [DE-PS26-09NT01236-04].
Round 1 Application Due 5/29/09, Round 2 Application Due
9/30/09.
 $400 million is provided for transportation electrification for
local, metropolitan transportation agencies and state grants
for qualified electric transportation projects
 Can be used for truck stop electrification, etc.
 DOE Funding Opportunity Notice [DOE-FOA-0000028] Issued
3/19/09. Round 1 Application Due 5/13/09 (Round 2 – TBD: based
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on outcome of Round 1 and available funds)
Schools
 No specific funding for energy efficiency in
schools
 Encourages schools to be modernized
“consistent with a recognized green building
rating system”
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Federal Buildings
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$4.5 billion is provided to the General Services
Administration for high performance green buildings
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$3.24 billion is provided to the Department of Defense to
“repair and modernize facilities, restore and modernize real
property and invest in the energy efficiency of facilities”
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$1 billion is provided to the Veterans Administration of “nonrecurring maintenance including energy projects”
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$220 million is provided for military construction energy
projects
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If you have any federal facilities in your service area, you
may be able to work with those agencies on these projects
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ARRA Timelines
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant
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DOE Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0000013) (Issued
3/26/09, revisions 4/13/09, 4/24/09, 5/11/09)
State applications due 6/25/09;
Local government and tribal applications due 6/25/09;
Operated by Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy Office
68% of Funds directly to over 1700 largest cities and
counties;
16% through states to towns under 35,000 and
counties under 200,000 and states must distribute
within 6 months of plan approval;
12% to states; and $400 million competitive (no
announcement yet for competitive); and
Total available $3.2 billion.
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State Energy Program
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DOE Funding Opportunity Notice (DE-FOA0000052)(Issued 3/12/09, amended 3/19/09
and 4/24/09)
Initial state applications due 3/23/09 and
comprehensive applications due 5/12/09 [$3.1
billion]
Operated by Department of Energy, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Virtually all states, territories and DC have
submitted Governors’ assurance letters as of
4/7/09 (Governor of Alaska has turned down
energy money).
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Weatherization Assistance Program
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DOE Funding Opportunity Notice (DE-FOA0000051)
Issued 3/12/09; initial state applications due
3/23/09 and comprehensive applications due
5/12/09 [$5 billion]
Operated by Department of Energy, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
http://waptac.org
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Energy Star Appliance Rebates
Program
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No Funding Opportunity Notice
issued yet [$300 million]
Operated by Department of Energy,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Office
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“Smart Grid”
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Preliminary Notice issued on 3/2/09 (DE-FOA0000036, for regional demonstrations, utility
scale storage demonstrations and synchrophasor
demonstrations – Section 1304 - EISA),
Draft Funding Opportunity Notice issued 4/16/09,
with comments due 5/6/09 and anticipated Final
FOA no earlier than mid-June, 2009;
Separate announcement for investment grants in
advanced metering and demand response
equipment – Section 1306 - EISA
Operated by Department of Energy, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
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“Green Jobs”
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$100 million through Department of
Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, and associated with
“Smart Grid” (no announcement yet)
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$5 million for regional resources and training in solar
infrastructure and marketing (in addition to $22
million in DOE annual appropriations) [DE-FOA0000078: due by July 30, 2009]
$750 million through the Department of
Labor [anticipated RFPs by June 30, 2009]
Up to $1 billion for Training and Technical
Assistance associated with the
Weatherization Assistance Program
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Energy RDD&D - $2.5 Billion
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$800 M for Biomass through DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
[FOAs on expansion of ethanol blends infrastructure and development of algal
biofuels expected late summer 2009]
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$400 M for Geothermal through DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Office
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$40.5 M for Solar Market Development (includes $10 M for Solar America Cities program and
$5 M for solar jobs training) [DE-FOA-0000078] - due by July 30, 2009
$77.1 M for photovoltaic research, development and deployment [DE-FOA-0000085] - due by
July 30, 2009]
$93 M for Wind Power R&D:
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$ 156 M for combined heat and power, district energy systems, waste energy recovery,
efficient industrial equipment and “Save Energy Now” (preference will be given to projects
that can “initiate implementation” within 120 days) [DE-FOA-0000044] – applications due
July 14, 2009
$117.6 M for accelerating solar deployment:
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$150 M: (i) Recent funding increase from $10 M to $90 M: Enhanced geothermal
demonstration projects for reservoirs capable of producing up to 50 MW per year [DE-FOA0000092] – due July 30, 2009; (ii) Recent funding increase from $10 M to $56 M: Geothermal
Components R&D [DE-FOA-0000075] – due July 17, 2009
$200 M: Geothermal technologies program (exploration, production and data management):
[DE-FOA-00000109] – due by July 22, 2009
$50 M: Geothermal Heat Pumps demonstration projects and data analysis [DE-FOA00000116]
$256 M for Industrial programs through DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Office:
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$480 M available for integrated biorefinery projects [DE-FOA-0000096] –due June 30, 2009
$24 M for projects with academia and industry consortia [DE-FOA-0000090] – due by July 29,
2009
Expected upcoming FOAs may include R&D and testing of wind turbine drivetrains
Remainder of funds unallocated
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“Clean Cities”
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DOE Funding Opportunity Notice
(DE-PS26-09NT01236-04)
Round 1 state/local consortium
applications due 5/29/09 – Area of
Interest 4[$300 million]; Round 2
applications due 9/30/09
Operated by Department of Energy,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Office
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Transportation Electrification
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DOE Funding Opportunity Notice (DE-FOA0000028)(Issued 3/19/09)(Application Due Date
– 5/13/09)
Grants to establish development, demonstration,
evaluation and education projects to accelerate
market introduction of advanced electric drive
vehicles, especially including plug-in hybrid cars
$400 million for transportation electrification for
local metropolitan transportation agencies and
state grants;
$1.5 billion for battery development for hybrids
and $500 million for other components, such as
electric motors, etc.(DE-FOA-0000026)(Issued
3/19/09, closing date 5/19/09).
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Federal Loan Guarantees
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DOE has over $42 billion, much of it
since 2006.
First announcement on 3/20/09 of a
$535 million loan for a solar energy
development plant (Solyndra, Inc.);
indications are that the process will
speed up.
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Resources
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http://www.recovery.gov (Government-wide sources)
http://www.energy.gov/recovery (Department of Energy)
https://e-center.doe.gov
http://www.treasury.gov/recovery (tax issues)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/ (1-877EERE-INF)(1-877-337-3463)
http://grants.gov/GetStarted (register)
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In order to register directly, you will need to obtain a Dun and
Bradstreet Number – Dun and Bradstreet Date Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) site; Complete a Central Contractor
Registration; Register with FedConnect.
http://naseo.org – National Association of State Energy
Officials
http://www.aceee.org/energy/national/recovery.htm
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
http://naruc.org – National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners
http://drsgcoalition.org – Demand Response and Smart Grid
Coalition
http://waptac.org – Weatherization Assistance Program
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