ECCSR HANDOUT12-14-2005Financial Assistance for F,ERE Technolo~v 12/8/05
The Hitachi Foundation
1509 22nd St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037-1073
Phone: (202) 457-0588
Contact: Barbara Dyer, President & CEO; or Renata Hron, Senior Program Officer
Website: www.hitachifoundation.or~
Type of grantmaker: Company-sponsored foundation.
Background: Established in 1985 in DC.
Purpose and activities: Giving is directed to organizations dealing with community and
economic development, education, workforce development, and corporate citizenship.
The foundation also has an annual award recognizing young people for exemplary service
to the community.
Program area(s): The grantmaker has identified the following area(s) of interest:
Community and Economic Development: Emphasis on business/community partnerships
to expand opportunity and improve the quality of life for the underserved.
Corporate Citizenship: Seeking to engage corporations in identifying broad-based
solutions to the environment, economic development, issues of diversity, and
independent sector development.
Matching Funds Program: The foundation matches on a one-to-one basis eligible Hitachi
corporate grants and contributions ranging from $250 to $2,500. The foundation also
considers matching some equipment donations, employee release time for volunteer
service, and employee fundraising for charitable purposes.
Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community: The award is presented
annually to 6 to 10 high school seniors in recognition of their commitment and dedication
to community service. Recipients of the award are chosen through a national review of
nominated candidates that represent the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of the
United States. Candidates must be nominated for the Yoshiyama Award with sufficient
substantiation to demonstrate that they are not simply outstanding, but exemplary
representatives of the significant contributions made by this country's young people. The
award is not based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, or whether a
candidate is college-bound. The award, $5,000 disbursed over two years, is not a
scholarship and carries no stipulation as to how it is used. The foundation accepts
nominations from individuals across the country who are associated with and
knowledgeable about the community service endeavors of high school students.
Nominators may be affiliated with organizations or associations, or be school principals,
teachers, members of the clergy, or community leaders. Students may not nominate
themselves.
Fields of interest: Community development; Education; Elementary school/education;
Youth development, services.
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Continuing support, Curriculum development, Matching/challenge
support, Program development, Program-related investments/loans, Seed money,
Technical assistance.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. Giving primarily in the U.S. No support for
sectarian or denominational religious organizations, health programs, or social
organizations. No grants to individuals (except for Yoshiyama Awards for community
service), or for fundraising events, building funds, publications, conferences and
seminars, endowments, advertising, or capital campaigns.
Application information: Unsolicited proposals are no longer accepted. Requests for
proposals are issued periodically and can be obtained by calling the fan-on-demand
system at (202) 457-0588, ext. 551, visiting Hitachi's Web site, or by sending aself-
addressed mailing label (no postage) with a request for information to the foundation's
address.
Board meeting date(s): Spring, Summer, and Fall
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/02): Assets, $18,359,548 (M); gifts received,
$2,206,925; expenditures, $3,621,849; total giving, $2,068,084; qualifying distributions,
$3,517,204; giving activities include $2,068,084 for 34 grants (high: $151,366; low:
$250; average: $10,000-$100,000).
The Cummins Foundation
(formerly Cummins Engine Foundation)
500 Jackson St., M.C. 60633
Columbus, Indiana 47201
Phone: (812) 377-3114
Fax: (812) 377-7897
Contact: Tracy H. Souza, President
E-mail: tracy.h.souza(a~cummins com
Type of grantmaker: Company-sponsored foundation.
Background: Incorporated in 1954 in IN.
Purpose and activities: Giving focused primarily on local communities and providing
the tools and means to help individuals left out of society overcome the barriers they
face.
Program area(s): The grantmaker has identified the following area(s) of interest:
Core Programs: This category includes grants that are made on a regular basis, usually
annually. It includes the local charitable contributions budget for Cummins' domestic
entities and contributions to United Ways.
Corporate Support: This category mainly covers grants made through the architecture
program. In addition, public agencies in Bartholomew County that want to build new
facilities may have the architect fees paid for by the foundation if they agree to select the
architect from a list of distinguished architects given to them by the foundation.
Employee Matching Gifts: The foundation matches employee contributions to charitable
organizations.
Plant Community Initiative: This initiative was established to enable Cummins' domestic
and international entities to fund programs and projects in their local communities that
address major community issues. Support for programs that refresh the spirit and enhance
the general environment in the company's plant communities, and that respond to
particular needs that may be unique to one community as well as to activities or projects
that encourage a high quality of life for the entire community. Primary aim is to develop
opportunities for young or emerging artists in local company communities, encourage
involvement in the arts, especially by youth, and assist projects that, through the arts,
serve the goal of enhancing justice and equity in society.
Special Grants: All other grants are included in this category. These are one-time grants,
national or local, that are for some special purpose rather than for general support of an
organization.
Fields of interest: Arts; Brazil; China; Civil rights; Community development; Education;
Elementary school/education; Federated giving programs; India; Mexico; Minorities;
Minorities/immigrants, centers/services; Public policy, research; Secondary
school/education; Visual arts, architecture; Youth, services.
Geographic focus: National; international
Types of support: Annual campaigns, Building/renovation, Capital campaigns,
Continuing support, Emergency funds, Endowments, General/operating support,
Program development, Publication, Technical assistance.
Limitations: Giving primarily in areas of company operations, including the Columbus
and Seymour, IN, areas; Fridley, MN; Rocky Mount, NC; Jamestown, NY; Lakemills,
IA; Charleston, SC; Cookeville, Nashville, and Memphis, TN; and El Paso, TX and
Mexico; India; Brazil; and China. No support for sectarian religious purposes or for
political causes or candidates. No grants to individuals, or for business start-ups; no
loans.
Application information: Application form not required. Applicants should submit the
following:
1) Statement of problem project will address
2) Copy of current year's organizational budget and/or project budget
3) Results expected from proposed grant
4) Qualifications of key personnel
5) How project's results will be evaluated or measured
6) Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
7) Copy of IRS Determination Letter
8) Listing of board of directors, trustees, officers and other key people and their
affiliations
Initial approach: Proposal or letter
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Varies from 3 to 4 meetings per year
Deadline(s): None
Final notification: Varies by board meeting cycle
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/02): Assets, $943,974 (M); gifts received, $729,549;
expenditures, $1,513,010; total giving, $1,368,878; qualifying distributions,
$1,513,010; giving activities include $1,215,692 for 60 grants (high: $427,500; low:
$340; average: $1,000-$50,000) and $153,186 for employee matching gifts.
The Wells Fargo Foundation (formerly Norwest Foundation)
550 California St., 7th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 396-3567
Contact: Timothy G. Hanlon, President
Website: wtivw.wellsfargo.coin/about/corrununity/index.jhtml
Type of grantmaker: Company-sponsored foundation.
Background: Established in 1979 in MN.
Purpose and activities: The foundation supports organizations involved with creation
and job training, housing, human services, and economic development.
Program area(s): The grantmaker has identified the following area(s) of interest:
Educational Matching Gifts: The foundation matches contributions made by its
employees to accredited educational institutions.
Wells Fargo Housing Foundation: The foundation provides funding to nonprofit housing
organizations that have demonstrated the ability to create homeownership opportunities
for low-income families; help low-income homeowners make small home repairs or
assist with other one-time expenses, such as the purchase of a new furnace or water
heater; provide permanent supportive housing to adult persons living with mental or
health disabilities; and provide housing, counseling, and job training services to the
homeless population. Formerly a separate company-sponsored foundation, the Wells
Fargo Housing Foundation is now a program of the Wells Fargo Foundation.
Fields of interest: Economic development; Education; Elementary/secondary education;
Employment, services; Housing/shelter; Human services.
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Annual campaigns, Continuing support, Employee matching gifts,
General/operating support, Program development.
Limitations: Giving primarily in areas of company operations; giving on a national basis
for the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. No support for religious organizations not of
direct benefit to the entire community or fraternal organizations. No grants to individuals,
or for conferences, tickets, or travel; no loans.
Initial approach: Contact nearest company facility for application information; 2 copies
of proposal to application address for Wells Fargo Housing Foundation
Deadline(s): Contact nearest company facility for deadlines; Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, and
Nov. 1 for Wells Fargo Housing Foundation
Final notification: 3 months for Wells Fargo Housing Foundation
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/02 j: Assets, $198,784,773 (M); gifts received,
$4,287,578; expenditures, $47,275,813; total giving, $46,332,450; qualifying
distributions, $46,312,013; giving activities include $42,134,642 for 7,342 grants (high:
$1,000,000; low: $10) and $4,197,808 for employee matching gifts.
U.S. Department of Energy -Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Chemicals Industry of the Future
Funding: $10 million
Open Date: 09/07/2005
Close Date: 01/11/2006
Funding Organization: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Number: DE-PS36-056095005
Summary:
DOE's Industrial Technology Program, in cooperation with the Chemical Industry
Vision 2020 Technology Partnership, solicits applications for cost-shared research
and development and demonstration projects that will lead to commercial technology
with the potential for substantial reduction in energy consumption by the U.S.
chemical industry as well as technology that will make better use of energy
consumed.
For more information, see the full solicitation.
Industrial Assessment Center Program
Funding: $26 million
Open Date: 07/14/2005
Close Date: 01/17/2006
Funding Organization: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Number: DE-PS36-066096000
Summary:
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE) is soliciting applications for Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs). The IAC
program enables small- and medium-sized manufacturers (those with energy costs
between $100,000 and $2.5 million per year) to have comprehensive assessments
performed at no cost to them. Teams of engineering faculty and students from the
centers conduct assessments and provide training to help regional manufacturers
operate more efficiently and improve competitiveness. The goals of the IAC program
are to provide engineering students with practical experience and training in energy
engineering; help small- and medium-sized manufacturers identify opportunities to
improve energy efficiency, minimize waste, and improve productivity; integrate the
IAC program into other Industrial Technology Program (ITP) and EERE program
areas and activities; and create innovative approaches to delivering IAC, ITP, and
EERE services, educational opportunities, and regional outreach.
For more information, see the full solicitation.
Solid-State Lighting Product Development II
Funding: $3.75 million
Open Date: 11/22/2005
Close Date: 01/17/2006
Funding Organization: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Number: DE-PS26-06NT42480-00
Summary:
The Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, on behalf of the
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Building Technologies Program, is
seeking applications for applied research in the Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Product
Development Program. Specifically, the focus of this funding opportunity
announcement is to solicit applications from industrial organizations that begin to
examine certain high-priority product development activities that will advance the
lighting research and development (LR&D) portfolio of SSL beyond its present
embryonic state. Like previous funding opportunity announcements in the SSL
series, this one seeks to advance and promote the collaborative atmosphere of the
LR&D SSL program to identify potential product concepts and incorporate into
products supportive technologies that are novel, innovative, and groundbreaking or
that fill technology voids or otherwise represent a technological advancement of SSL
products.
This announcement is composed of four areas of interest:
• LED Materials Issues -Device Materials
• LED Device Issues -Optical
• OLED Efficient Materials Development
• OLED Architectures That Improve Device
Robustness, Lifetime, and Efficiency.
Applications under this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be submitted under
one of these areas of interest.
For more information, see the full solicitation.
Innovative Energy Systems Challenge
Funding: $4 million
Open Date: 10/20/2005
Close Date: 01/25/2006
Funding Organization: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Number: DE-PS36-066096009
Summary:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy is seeking applications for cost-shared research, development, and
demonstration of innovative energy systems that can be widely applied throughout
the US chemical industry. Energy systems are defined as those technologies and
systems, located on or near a chemical plant that produce or transport energy
(electrical, thermal, mechanical) to the process or recycle waste energy streams
resulting from the chemical process. The energy supply chain in this announcement
excludes the chemical process itself. DOE is requesting applications for projects that
do not duplicate technologies currently funded elsewhere within DOE's Industrial
Technologies and Distributed Energy Programs.
For more information, see the full solicitation.
Biomass Research and Development Initiative
Funding: $14 million
Open Date: 11/04/2005
Close Date; 04/03/2006
Funding Organization: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Number: DE-PS36-06G096002P
Summary:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
jointly solicit applications for financial assistance addressing research, development, and
demonstration of biomass based products, bioenergy, biofuels and related processes. This
funding opportunity is intended to promote greater innovation and development related
to biomass, and to support the Biomass Research Development Act of 2000, the Healthy
Forest Restoration Act of 2003, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and Federal policy calling
for greater use of biomass-based products, feedstock production, and processing and
conversion.
A 1982 study found that small businesses Itad 2.5 times as many innovations per
employee as large businesses, while large businesses were nearly t/tree times as likely
to receive government assistance. As a result, the SBIR Program was established to
provide funding to stimulate technological innovation in small businesses to meet
federal agency research and development needs. After more than a decade, the STTR
program was launched. The major difference is that STTR projects must involve
substantial (at least 30%) cooperative research collaboration between the small
business and a non profit research institution.
What are SBIR and STTR? Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are U.S. Government programs in which federal
agencies with large research and development (R&D) budgets set aside a small fraction
of their funding for competitions among small businesses only. Small businesses that
win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are
encouraged to commercialize the technology.
How much money is set aside? Each year, the federal agencies that participate in SBIR
and STTR set aside 2.5% and 0.3%, respectively, of their extramural R&D budgets. For
the DOE in FY 2005, these set-asides correspond to $102 million and $12 million,
respectively.
How do these programs work at DOE? Each year (typically around the beginning of
October), DOE issues a solicitation inviting small businesses to apply for SBIR/STTR
Phase I grants. It contains technical topics in such research areas as energy production
(Fossil, Nuclear, Renewable, and Fusion Energy), Energy Use (in buildings, vehicles, and
industry), fundamental energy sciences (materials, life, environmental, and computational
sciences, and nuclear and high energy physics), Environmental Management, and
Nuclear Nonproliferation. Grant applications submitted by small businesses MUST
respond to a specific topic and subtopic during an open solicitation.
Phase I? What phases are there and how do they work at DOE? SBIR and STTR
have three distinct phases. Phase I explores the feasibility of innovative concepts with
awards up to $100,000 for about 9 months. Only Phase I award winners may compete
for Phase II, the principal R&D effort, with awards up to $750,000 over atwo-year
period. There is also a Phase III, in which non-Federal capital is used by the small
business to pursue commercial applications of the R&D. Also under Phase III, Federal
agencies may award non-SBIR/STTR-funded, follow-on grants or contracts for
products or processes that meet the mission needs of those agencies, or for further
R&D.
What are the chances of winning? Proposal-to-award ratios are about 5-to-1 for
Phase I and 2-to-1 for Phase II.
I&I-Funded Technologies
I&I supports energy efficiency and renewable energy technology development in focus
areas that align with 10 EERE programs. These focus areas include:
Biomass Program
Building Technologies Program
Distributed Energy Program
FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program
Geothermal Technologies Program
Hydrogen. Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program
Industrial Technologies Program
Solar Energy Technologies Pro ram
Weatherization & Intergovernmental Program
Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program
I&I provides financial assistance for research and development of innovative, energy-
saving ideas and inventions. This assistance is provided at two levels: Up to $50,000 for
technologies in early-stage development and up to $250,000 for technologies
approaching the point of prototype. Cost-share is strongly encouraged to receive a
Category 1 or 2 award.
Renewable Development Fund Grants
Last DSIRE Review: 12/06/2005
Incentive Type: Utility Grant Program
Eligible
Renewable/Other Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, CHP/Cogeneration, Anaerobic
Technologies: Digestion, Renewable Fuels, Fuel Cells (Renewable Fuels)
Applicable Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Nonprofit, Schools, Local
Government, Utility, State Government, Tribal Government, Fed.
Government, Agricultural, Institutional
Amount: Varies
Max. Limit: Varies
Website: http://www.xcelenergy.com/
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Authority 1: MN Session Laws 2003, 1st Special Session, Chapter 11 (H.F. 9 of
2003)
Date Enacted: 2001; May 2003
Effective Date: 1994; amended 2003
Summary:
Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund (RDF) was created in 1999 as an outcome of 1994
Minnesota legislation concerning spent nuclear fuel at Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear
Plant. The Xcel RDF provides grants periodically through a Request for Proposals process.
Renewable energy technologies eligible for funding typically include wind, biomass, solar,
hydroelectric generators and fuel cells. Funding is generally split between new development
projects that result in the production of renewable energy, and research and development.
The first round of grants from the Xcel Energy RDF program, completed in 2001, supported 19
projects with nearly $16 million in funding. In 2005 the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
approved the second round of projects funded from the Xcel Energy RDF program -- 29
projects totaling nearly $37 million.
A third round of funding is anticipated in 2006 or 2007.
Renewable Energy Production Incentive
Incentive Type: Production Incentive
Eligible
Renewable/Othe
r Technologies: Biomass, Hydroelectric, Anaerobic Digestion
Applicable Commercial, Residential, Nonprofit, Tribal Councils
Sectors:
Amount: 1.5¢/kWh
Maximum
Incentive: None
Terms: 10-year payment period
Authority 1: Minn. Stat. § 216C.41
Date Enacted: 7/1/97
Effective Date: 7/1/99 (hydro); 1/1/97 (wind); 7/1/01 (digesters)
Expiration Date: 12/31/2005 (hydro); 1/1/2017 (wind); 12/31/2017 (digesters)
Website: http://www.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-536881350&subchannel=-
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Summary:
Minnesota offers a payment of 1.6¢/kWh for electricity generated by hydro facilities and on-farm
anaerobic manure methane digesters. This incentive is available to hydro facilities located at the site
of a dam, if the dam was in existence as of March 31, 1994, and begins generating electricity after
July 1, 1994, or generates electricity after substantial refurbishing of a facility that begins after July 1,
2001. Qualifying projects receive payments for 10 years.
Minnesota also issues a payment of 1.5¢/kWh for electricity generated by new wind-energy projects
less than 2 MW in capacity for up to 200 MW of program capacity. In November 2003, the Minnesota
Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that planned capacity for new wind energy systems had
reached the goal-of 200 MW, and the DOC established a waiting list for additional projects. As of May
2005, 155 MW were operating and receiving incentive payments. Based on April 2005 legislation, the
remaining 45 MW in the program queue and 46 MW on the waiting list all became eligible for an
incentive payment of 1¢/kWh incentive payment. The program was closed to new applicants on
January 1, 2005.
This program, supported in part by Minnesota's Renewable Development Fund, is unique because it
offers payments for actual energy output. The advantage of a production incentive program is that
production payments and credits place a premium on project output as opposed to rated capacity,
which may or may not be fully utilized once installed. This is one of the few state-level, performance-
based renewable-energy incentives offered in the United States. Minnesota's production credit
roughly mirrors a federal corporate production tax credit allowing a 1.9¢/kWh tax credit for electricity
produced from wind, solar, geothermal and closed-loop biomass.
Wind and Solar-Electric (PV) Systems Exemption
Incentive Type: Property Tax Exemption
Eligible
Renewable/Other
Technologies: Photovoltaics, Wind
Applicable Sectors:
Max. Limit:
Terms:
Authority 1:
Authority 2:
Effective Date:
Commercial, Residential
None
See summary
Minn. Stat. § 272.028
Minn. Stat. § 272.02
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Summary:
Minnesota excludes from (real estate) property taxation the value added by solar-electric (PV)
systems. However, the land on which a PV or wind system is located is taxable. In addition, all real
and personal property of wind-energy systems is exempt from the state's property tax.
In lieu of a property tax on large wind-energy systems, a production tax was implemented in 2002.
Wind systems greater than 12 MW are taxed at a rate of 0.12 cents/kWh; systems between 2 MW and
12 MW are taxed at a rate of 0.036 cents/kWh; and systems between 250 kW and 2 MW are taxed at
a rate of 0.012 cents/kWh. Wind systems under 250 kW are exempt from the production tax.
However, a provision in a separate statute (Minn. Stat. § 272.028) allows a mutually agreeable
alternative to be negotiated between the local government authority and the wind facility owner for the
purpose of maintaining "public infrastructure and services." For example, a lower tax might be
negotiated by a local government in order to attract wind development.
Million Solar Roofs
State and Local Partnership Grant Recipients
FY 2004
Partnerships The Million Solar Roofs Initiative is designed to support states and local
communities as they develop a strong commitment to the sustained deployment of solar energy
technologies. To ensure positive and productive results, the Million Solar Roofs Initiative focuses
on those areas that have formed strong partnerships, representing the very heart of this initiative.
Key features of the initiative involve:
^ Soliciting voluntary participation by state and local governments and groups;
^ Developing a pool of existing federal lending and financing options;
^ Leveraging other financial support and incentives, both current and proposed;
^ Accelerating the use of solar energy systems on federal buildings.
The MSRI partnerships bring together business, government, the energy industry and community
organizations with a commitment to install a set number of solar energy systems. Examples of
state and local partners include:
^ Builders
^ Energy service providers
^ Utilities
^ Non-governmental organizations
^ Local governments
^ State governments
Midwest Regional Office
a~I~tuPartnership, $50,000
This project, along with an $18,200 match, will expand the Chicago Partnership beyond
the City of Chicago, develop an implementation plan, carry out day-to-day activities, and
to recruit additional partners. They City will work to share what it has learned to the 364
other suburban communities that are interested in learning how they can deploy solar
energy systems.
Contact: Brian Loll, 312-744-5721 email: bloll@cityofchicago.org
i~t+ri,~r Roof Partnership, $56,524
This project, "Iowa Meeting the Commitment: 2005 MSR Program," along with a $22,046
match, will focus on its successful outreach efforts, including an update of its popular
Solar Yellow Pages and the Midwest Solar Website. Other outreach materials will also
feature a Solar Primer for municipal utilities with alternative energy purchase program
funds and a solar brochure for rural electric cooperatives. The partnership will develop
articles for local and regional magazines and will conduct seminars for architects,
engineers, and builders on how solar and other renewable energy technologies can
contribute to LEED certification. Finally, the partnership will target Brownfields
coordinators with information on how to deploy solar technologies in their redevelopment
efforts.
Contact: Kelley Myers, (515)281-4876
Energy Association, $50,000
This project will educate the public, including the religious community, about the benefits
of solar thermal heating for swimming pools and for domestic hot water applications.
The partnership will also provide information about solar to building code officials and
builders. Interconnection and net metering activities will remain a focus. Finally, the
GLREA will apply to become ISP-accredited and will help create a domestic hot water
curriculum.
Contact: Jennifer Alvarado, 517-646-6269 email: jenalv13@yahoo.com
Central Regional Office
SLV RC&D Council (San Luis Valley Resource Conservation & Development)
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This project, "Addressing the barriers to solar energy applications in the San Luis Valley
(SLV)," and along with a $27,000 match, will develop a strategic plan to create incentives
for promoting solar applications in SLV, conduct preliminary outreach efforts, establish
project goals, metrics and milestones, and finalize its MSR Implementation Plan,
ultimately helping the SLV develop its renewable energy resources.
Contact: James Mietz, (719) 589-3907 email : james.mietz@co.usda.gov
able Energy Society (CRES), $45,000
This project, "Building the Solar Energy Market in Colorado," along with a $28,000
match, will massively disseminate solar and Zero Energy Home information in an effort
to catalyze consumer demand. CRES will also continue to support a stronger supply
chain for solar and ZEH goods and services and work to resolve net metering and
interconnection issues by encouraging utilities to make their policies more solar-friendly.
Contact: Patrick Keegan, (303) 216-2026 email:pkeegan@energyscience.org
of Resource Efficiency (CORE), $32,000
This project, along with a $37,000 match, will build on the successes of its previous
activities by adding solar systems to a 300-unit subdivision, developing creative solar
designs for residential homes, expanding solar installations on public buildings, and
continuing outreach to the public, architects, builders and schools.
Contact: James R. Udall, (970) 963-5657 email outreach@aspencore.org
..... , ~!i(<ople, $40,000
This project, "SolarBound Initiative for Northern Colorado: Meeting the Commitment,"
along with a $26,500 match, will continue to overcome barriers to deploying solar like net
metering and interconnection, and will increase its outreach and market strategies to
drive a minimum of 42 new solar installations in the second year of its partnership.
Contact: Alison A. Mason, (970) 484-3678 email:alison@greyrock.org
i'~orrservation, $32,000
This project will continue to build upon its existing goal to provide support for solar
installations in four task areas that will continue to reduce barriers to solar energy and
increase local demand, including providing technical assistance to residences and
municipal projects for sizing and costing of system designs to be considered for
installation; providing education for technological improvements, economic and
environmental benefits of local solar installations in private and municipal projects;
developing local incentives, such as a local Renewable Energy Trust and green pricing
program supporting local PV producers; and analyzing and educating to improve net
metering policies from neighboring utilities to encourage the residential producer and
improve interconnection agreements.
Contact: Seth Portner, (303) 441-3278 email:sportner@conservationcenter.org
"ate Technology (NCAT), $45,000
This project, "The Montana Solar Initiatives for New Homes," along with a $40,000
match, will result in a significant increase in the number of new homes in Montana that
include solar electric systems and in the number of homes that are "solar ready,"
designed to easily accept solar system installations in the future. MSR funding for this
project will be leveraged in two ways: first with utility funding which will provide case
incentives for at least 10 new solar installations on new homes; and secondly, the
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance will be launching a significant, region-wide
marketing campaign to promote a new ENERGY STAR Home program. NCAT will take
advantage of increased public awareness of energy issues to promote solar systems in
both grid-connected and off-grid new homes. The key to this program is work with new
home builders to understand and embrace both solar design principles.
Contact: Dale Horton, (406) 494-4572 email:daleh@ncat.org
~ity~ft~, $40,000
This project, along with a $29,878 match, will analyze over 30 public buildings owned by
the City of Albuquerque and commit to securing financing for solar electricity (PV), hot
water heating, and/or solar hot air space heating on all those found eligible. Eligibility
will be determined by payback perigd as well as structural suitability. With the use of
contract "bundling", the overall payback is better able to meet the state-mandated 10-
year payback minimum. Targeted buildings include, at a minimum, all fire stations (17),
four community centers, and eight senior centers with a combined area of over 500,000
square feet. This represents about a quarter of the total City building inventory of 2.2 M
square feet. If the package of eligible buildings does not seem sufficiently large to
attract ESCO bids, additional City buildings will be considered. Police substations will be
assessed first, with approximately 48,000 square feet of conditioned space.
Contact: Richard Harding, (505) 768-5362
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Along with a $27,770 match, Sunsense in Carbondale will focus on education and
outreach to homebuilders, architects, and the citizens of Routt County about solar
energy. Using their existing educational products-the Solar Electric Education Module
(E Mod) and the Education Station (E Station), Sunsense will conduct workshops, a tour
of homes, and staff a renewable energy hotline.
Contact: Scott Ely, (970) 928-9272 email: sunsense@sopris.net