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DE-FOA-0002548: Request for Information- Energysheds: Exploring Place-Based Generation

Closed Closed August 10, 2021 Opportunity DE-FOA-0002548 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT) (DE-FOA-0003647). Status: Closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left). It is in our archive of Golden Field Office notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$2
• Award floor$1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeOther

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• 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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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Renewable Energy Research and Development awards averaged $2.8 million; this notice allows up to $2 per award.
• Most of the program's money (30% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The full Request for Information can be found on the EERE Exchange website: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ This request for information is intended to inform the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by providing input and feedback on the concept of an “energyshed” as well as the benefits of and barriers to energyshed management systems. EERE is seeking input on: -the concept and operational bounds of an energyshed, -the value and uses of tracking the location of energy serving a particular load area for different stakeholders, and specific capabilities and information that would be most useful for that end, -the development of tools and analyses to define and establish an energyshed and operate an energyshed management system, -understanding the impact of more locally derived renewable electricity generation, -how energyshed managements systems may affect grid operation on a day-to-day basis as well as long term, -what business models are most appropriate to obtain more locally derived electricity generation, and -how locally generated electricity will impact the development of a more resilient power system, including microgrids. This information will inform DOE’s consideration of a potential funding opportunity to develop and deploy an energyshed management system. EERE is interested in responses from all stakeholders, including representatives of state and cities, academia, national laboratories, non-governmental organizations, interest groups, private sector, and more.

Category: Energy.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DE-FOA-0003647, which is open now.

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