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Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program

From US Department of Energy (DOE)

Through the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) category of this program, the Loan Program Office can finance projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations or enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, EIR can help the United States leverage its extensive energy infrastructure and skilled workforce to support the energy transformation.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Loan

    • Title

      Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program

    • Source

      US Department of Energy (DOE)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Award Range

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Utilities

    • Sector

      Energy Efficiency, Energy Infrastructure, Renewable Energy

    • Activity

      Energy Efficiency Improvements, Financial Assistance

    • Eligibility

      Electric utilities that apply for an EIR loan guarantee must also demonstrate to DOE that financial benefits received from the guarantee will be passed on to the customers of, or associated communities served by, that utility.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program

    • Requirements

      The EIR project category can support a wide range of projects that utilize existing energy infrastructure and revitalize communities, including: Upgrading or uprating energy infrastructure so it can restart or operate more efficiently, at higher output, or with lower emissions, Replacing retired energy infrastructure with clean energy infrastructure, and Building new facilities for clean energy purposes that utilize legacy energy infrastructure. Additionally, the scope of a project receiving EIR financing may include remediation of environmental damage associated with legacy energy infrastructure.

      If you have a project that may be eligible for financing through the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment project category, please request a no-cost pre-application consultation.

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

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