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Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program (EIR) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The EIR program, established under the Inflation Reduction Act, supports projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations or that enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or…
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Title 17 Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Financing | Department of Energy Title 17 Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Financing Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Financing Overview The Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program (Section 1706) guarantees loans to projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations or enable operating energy infrastructure to run more cleanly.
Through the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) category of the Title 17 Energy Financing Program , LPO 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. With EIR , LPO can support projects that reinvest in energy infrastructure throughout the United States, including in DOE-designated energy communities.
Many energy communities were built around power plants, fossil fuel extraction sites, transmission and distribution systems, fossil fuel pipelines, refineries, or other energy facilities. Often, the energy infrastructure has ceased operations or continues to operate but could benefit from carbon- or pollution-reducing improvements.
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 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.
Source: Artwork by Nicole Kelner Defining “Energy Infrastructure” Energy Infrastructure is defined as a facility, and associated equipment, used for (1) the generation or transmission of electric energy; or (2) the production, processing, and delivery of fossil fuels, fuels derived from petroleum, or petrochemical feedstocks.
This definition encompasses a wide variety of facilities and sites, including, but not limited to, decommissioned or operating power plants, related transmission interconnections, oil and gas infrastructure including pipelines, refineries, and gas stations or refueling terminals.
EIR projects are not required to be innovative but must satisfy other eligibility requirements based on the nature of the energy infrastructure and, in some instances, the type of applicant.
EIR projects qualifying under the “energy infrastructure that has ceased operations” clause must meet the following additional criteria: The new or updated LPO-financed infrastructure should be at or near the site of the legacy infrastructure that it retools, repowers, repurposes, or replaces.
Applications that are replacing Energy Infrastructure, must show a clear relationship between new services and benefits provided by the Title 17 financed infrastructure and services, and benefits lost from the legacy infrastructure that ceased operations, such as grid capacity, reliability, and workforce retention and opportunities, including if the replacement plan differs from the legacy infrastructure physically and/or geographically.
Projects that will invest in energy infrastructure that has ceased operations and that will generate electricity using fossil fuels must have controls or technologies to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants and anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.
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. Possible Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Project Areas The following is a set of project types that could be eligible for Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment financing, subject to LPO review.
These examples are neither exhaustive nor limiting.
Retired power plant (or other qualifying energy infrastructure) retooled, repowered, repurposed or replaced with: Renewable energy and/or storage Distributed energy (e.g., virtual power plant) Transmission interconnection to off-site clean energy New manufacturing facilities for clean energy products or services Fossil or biomass generation with carbon capture and sequestration Reconductoring transmission lines and upgrading voltage Retrofitting of fossil-fuel power plant with carbon capture and sequestration Repurposing oil and gas pipelines (e.g., for H2, CO2) Upgrading or retrofitting refineries (e.g., for biofuels or hydrogen) Upgrading or uprating existing generation facilities (with emissions control technologies for projects involving fossil generation) Energy infrastructure repurposing for decarbonization Additional program details and application requirements are described in the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program Guidance and on the Title 17 Overview web page.
For more information, please visit our May 2024 blog series intended to help utilities navigate the EIR program.
Blog 1: Understanding Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Loan Program Eligibility for Regulated Utilities Blog 2: Preparing a Strong Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Project Application for Efficient Loan Processing Blog 3 : Right-Sizing a Utility Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Project Application Blog 4: Tips for Regulated Utilities Preparing for the NEPA Review Process as Part of the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program June 2024: Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Newsletter: New Blog Series to Help Utilities Navigate EIR Program April 2024: Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Newsletter: First Conditional Commitment, Momentum Builds 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 .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations, or operating infrastructure seeking to reduce/sequester air pollutants or GHGs. Fossil fuel projects require emissions controls. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.