State accepting proposals for wind, solar stimulus grants
Business First of Columbus
The Ohio Department of Development over the next month is accepting applications for a piece of $14 million in federal stimulus funding set aside for the growth of wind and solar energy technology in the state
The department said its state Energy Office is fielding applications through Sept. 25 for individuals and companies looking to install qualified solar electric, solar thermal and wind electric technology. The grants, part of the Deploying Renewable Energy: Wind and Solar program, will be handed out in chunks ranging from $250,000 to $1 million.
The funding, the state said, is the first set of renewable energy grants tied to the $787 billion federal stimulus legislation signed in February. That legislation set aside $3.1 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program, which then earmarked $96.1 million for Ohio.
The nearly $100 million in renewable energy funding headed to Ohio will come in the form of grants and loans, according to details state officials unveiled in June.
Development Department Interim Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel said in a release that the state’s investment in renewable energy is key not only to its job growth prospects but to meeting requirements set in a comprehensive energy law Gov. Ted Strickland signed last year. Under the legislation, 25 percent of all energy generated in Ohio by 2025 is to come from advanced energy sources, such as wind power, fuel cells and clean-coal technology. Half of that amount, the bill stipulates, should come directly from renewable energy.
Additional details on the proposal process for the grant program:
• Projects must be in Ohio, have a match of at least 50 percent of total cost and be set for completion within a year.
• A one-page proposal is due here no later than 5 p.m. on Sept. 21.
• Projects chosen to move ahead with formal proposals must submit applications to the Ohio Energy Office by 3 p.m. Sept. 25.
More details on stimulus-related funding are available here.
The department said its state Energy Office is fielding applications through Sept. 25 for individuals and companies looking to install qualified solar electric, solar thermal and wind electric technology. The grants, part of the Deploying Renewable Energy: Wind and Solar program, will be handed out in chunks ranging from $250,000 to $1 million.
The funding, the state said, is the first set of renewable energy grants tied to the $787 billion federal stimulus legislation signed in February. That legislation set aside $3.1 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program, which then earmarked $96.1 million for Ohio.
The nearly $100 million in renewable energy funding headed to Ohio will come in the form of grants and loans, according to details state officials unveiled in June.
Development Department Interim Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel said in a release that the state’s investment in renewable energy is key not only to its job growth prospects but to meeting requirements set in a comprehensive energy law Gov. Ted Strickland signed last year. Under the legislation, 25 percent of all energy generated in Ohio by 2025 is to come from advanced energy sources, such as wind power, fuel cells and clean-coal technology. Half of that amount, the bill stipulates, should come directly from renewable energy.
Additional details on the proposal process for the grant program:
• Projects must be in Ohio, have a match of at least 50 percent of total cost and be set for completion within a year.
• A one-page proposal is due here no later than 5 p.m. on Sept. 21.
• Projects chosen to move ahead with formal proposals must submit applications to the Ohio Energy Office by 3 p.m. Sept. 25.
More details on stimulus-related funding are available here.
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