Business Opportunities & Request for Proposals
New Opportunities
Last updated Feb. 15, 2011
Efficiency Maine
Efficiency Maine is accepting applications from commercial, municipal and non-profit organizations for the second round of its $2.5 million competitive program. Awards, ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 per facility, will go to large electrical energy efficiency and distributed generation projects, which must provide at least 50% matching funds.
Proposals are due by March 30.
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Current Opportunities
Federal and National Requests
The DOE’s Golden Field Office
The Golden Field Office seeks U.S. technical expertise for strategic and policy planning and analysis, energy market analysis, energy modeling, workforce development, and technical analysis for clean energy in Indonesia.
Proposals are due by April 24.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture
The USDA offers assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. USDA is accepting the following applications:
- The Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan and Grant Program provides financial assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase, install, and construct renewable energy systems; make energy efficiency improvements; use renewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits, renewable energy development, and feasibility studies. Proposals are due by March 30.
- The Feasibility Studies Grant Program offers financial assistance to complete a feasibility study, which is required in applications for many of USDA’s and other government agencies’ energy programs. Proposals are due by March 30.
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The US Department of Energy
The US DOE seeks applications to help consumers better manage their electricity use. Specifically, it seeks ways to let customers and third-parties access electricity consumption data and support the use of tools and software products that make use of the data.
Proposals are due by March 1.
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Rural Energy for America Program
Rural Energy for America Program/Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistant
The REAP/EA/REDA Grant Program will provide grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance.
Rural Energy for America Program/Renewable Energy Systems/Energy Efficiency Improvement Program
The REAP/RES/EEI Grants Program provides grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance. It also provides funds to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.
Rural Energy for America Program/Feasibility
The REAP/Feasibility Grant Program provides grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance.
To apply for funding for the REAP Grant Program, please contact your Rural Development State Office.
Alaska
The Alaska Energy Efficiency Partnership
AEEP seeks web site content management services for their web site, www.akenergyefficiency.org.
Proposals are due Feb. 23.
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California
The California Energy Commission
The CEC seeks to fund research, development and demonstration projects that will advance the science, technology and market penetration of grid-connected distributed generation/combined heat and power/combined cooling, heating and power and integrate emerging technologies, including energy storage and fuel flexibility, in diversified applications.
Proposals are due by Feb. 29.
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The California Energy Commission
The CEC if offering low-interest loans for energy efficiency and energy generation projects.
Proposals are due on a first-come first-serve basis.
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The California Energy Commission
The Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program will provide more than $35 million for small cities and counties in California. The local governments can use these funds for cost-effective energy efficient projects in their communities. Projects might include lighting retrofits, building upgrades, mechanical equipment, clean energy systems, various energy management controls and other energy efficiency measures.
Available until funds run out.
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Illinois
Ameren Illinois Company
AIC seeks proposals for new portfolio programs that would assist in capturing all cost-effective achievable energy efficiency for the utility. The Illinois legislation requires that Illinois electric utilities administer an annual solicitation process for the expansion of energy efficiency programs to capture all cost-effective achievable efficiency.
Electronic proposals are due by March 15, printed proposals by March 18.
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Iowa
The Iowa Energy Center
The Iowa Energy Center seeks proposals in two specific categories: Technology Demonstrations and Energy Education Programming. This program is intended to focus on demonstration and education initiatives that will help multiple audiences in Iowa assess energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
Proposals are due by Feb. 29 and May 31.
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Ohio
Ohio Department of Administrative Services
Ohio DAS seeks competitive sealed proposals for its Energy Conservation Measures Project at Ohio State University, which will implement energy, water, and wastewater conservation measures to significantly reduce energy or water consumption, capital costs, and operating costs of its buildings.
Proposals are due by March 29.
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New Jersey
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Money is available for companies to site Class I renewable energy or energy efficiency product manufacturing facilities in New Jersey. New Jersey clean technology manufacturers can receive funding for project assessment and design, or project construction and operation.
Applications are now being accepted in an open, rolling process and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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New York
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA seeks a contractor to assist in developing several congestion mitigation and air quality programs for transportation in New York. These include incentive programs for installing diesel emission control device equipment on medium and heavy-duty trucks and offering voucher-style incentives for the purchase of hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, and battery electric medium and heavy-duty trucks.
Proposals are due by March 20.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA seeks climate adaptation projects for the Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation, and Protection Program: Climate Change Adaptation Research.
Proposals are due by April 5.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA offers performance-based incentives to manufacturers and data centers that implement cost-effective electric and natural gas efficiency and process improvements.
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis through December 31, 2015 or until funds are exhausted.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
The New York ENERGY STAR® Products Program seeks retail, distribution and manufacturing partners that sell ENERGY STAR products in New York State, to assist in promoting energy efficiency, and awareness and sales of ENERGY STAR labeled appliances and lighting products to consumers, builders, contractors and multifamily building owners and management companies.
Proposals are due until funds run out.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA will provide funding for development and activities identified as critical to successful commercialization of clean energy technologies.
Proposals for round 4 are due by March 1.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA seeks proposals to advance the goals of the Green Jobs Green New York Program (GJGNY) by developing a workforce equipped to implement energy efficiency, weatherization, green building principles, and solar water heating installations. The GJGNY program targets energy efficiency improvements and solar thermal installations for existing residential, multifamily, small business and not-for-profit buildings. The GJGNY Workforce Development initiatives are designed to advance the skills of new and existing workers, provide job-related experience, and help connect new workers to the employers.
Proposals are due by May 31.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA seeks statements of interest from lenders to participate in the Green Job Green New York Small Business / Not-for-Profit Energy Efficiency Financing Program; and requests for financing from small businesses and not-for-profit enterprises who seek low interest rate financing to implement recommendations from qualified energy audits.
Proposals are due by June 30, 2013 or until funds run out.
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The New York Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA is seeking applications from individuals and eligible training entities for energy efficiency workforce development. NYSERDA hopes to strengthen the infrastructure that serves state efficiency programs and increase the number of credentialed individuals and contractors involved.
Certification Incentives for Individual proposals are due by May 31.
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Canada
The Ontario Power Authority
The OPA seeks proposals for appliance pick-up and decommissioning services. The Appliance Retirement Initiative is part of the 2011-2014 province-wide residential conservation and demand management program, which offers free pick-up and decommissioning services for eligible appliances.
Proposals are due by Feb. 24.
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Ontario Power Authority
The Industrial Accelerator program helps large companies fast track capital investment in major energy efficiency and generation projects. The program offers incentives that significantly reduce up-front investments for grid-connected industrials.
Proposals are due over the next three years of the program.
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