Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002511
This opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and its Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Rather than offering grant funding, the DOE is asking stakeholders to provide input that will help the agency refine and apply updated definitions tied to Section 242 Hydroelectric Incentive Payments. The central focus is how DOE should define the phrase "an area where there is inadequate electric service," because that definition affects how certain hydroelectric facilities may qualify under Section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15881), as amended by Section 3005(a) of the Energy Act of 2020.
WPTO is specifically proposing a working definition and is seeking comments on what factors should be considered when determining whether an area meets this standard. The proposed definition describes an area with inadequate electric service as a geographic area that either (1) lacks access to an interconnected electrical grid, or (2) is a place where a customer cannot reasonably access electrical energy services, or (3) experiences frequent electric outages as shown by commonly used reliability metrics, or (4) faces electricity costs that are significantly higher than typical residential electricity costs. In practice, that means DOE is looking at multiple ways to characterize "inadequate service," including physical grid access, practical availability of service to customers, reliability and outage performance, and affordability relative to normal residential rates.
Because this is an RFI, it is categorized as discretionary, but it does not involve financial awards. The funding instrument type is listed as "Other," and the award ceiling and expected number of awards are both shown as zero, reinforcing that the purpose is information gathering and policy/program clarification rather than issuing grants. The assistance listing connected to this topic is CFDA 81.087, and the issuing office is the DOE Golden Field Office. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity can submit input, subject to any additional eligibility details DOE may have included in the full RFI text on EERE Exchange. This is designed to encourage broad participation from parties such as utilities, hydropower developers, state and local agencies, tribal governments, rural and remote community representatives, consumer advocates, researchers, and other stakeholders with relevant experience in grid access, reliability, and energy affordability.
Key dates provided for this RFI include a creation/posting date of July 8, 2021, with an original closing date of September 7, 2021. Interested parties are directed to find the complete RFI and submission instructions on the EERE Exchange website (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/) under Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0002511. Overall, the practical takeaway is that DOE is collecting real-world perspectives and data-driven suggestions to shape how it interprets "inadequate electric service" for the purposes of determining which hydroelectric facilities or projects may be treated as qualified under the Section 242 incentive framework, especially in contexts involving remote locations, persistent reliability problems, or unusually high electricity costs.Apply for DE FOA 0002511
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information: Section 242 Hydroelectric Incentive Payments Updated Definitions" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 08, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 07, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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