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Applications Open for $4B in Loan Guarantees for Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Renewables

July 5, 2014 By admin Leave a Comment

The US Department of Energy is offering $4 billion in loan guarantees for energy efficiency, microgrid and renewable energy projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gases.The solicitation was issued July 3, following the close of a 30-day comment period.The DOE seeks:Energy efficiency projects that incorporate new or … [Read more...]

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Efficiency, Microgrids Eligible for $4B in DOE Loan Guarantees

April 17, 2014 By Elisa Wood 1 Comment

Innovative energy efficiency projects, including microgrids, will be eligible for federal loan guarantees under a draft solicitation being circulated by the US Department of Energy.Released April 16 for comment, the program also will offer the guarantees for renewable energy projects. In all, the DOE will make $4 billion in guarantees … [Read more...]

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Distributed Energy Resources: Breaking Down Barriers

Distributed energy resources (DER) are smaller-scale clean energy resources, such as renewable energy and energy storage resources, located near customer load. In recent years, DERs have made great strides due to market reforms, advanced technologies, and declining costs. Despite these advances, DERs serve less than 1% of electricity load nationally. Many barriers exist to greater deployment of DERs. These barriers include the utility business model, market structure, and regulatory policies.

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