Opportunity Title:
Request for Information (RFI) Low-Income Community Solar Subscription Platform
Description:
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)— in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Association of State Energy Officials, National Energy Assistance Directors Association, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory—has issued a request for information (RFI) to understand how SETO can develop a secure online platform to identify and make community solar subscriptions with verified savings more accessible for households participating in government-run low-income support programs. The platform is initially intended only for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients.
The Community Solar Subscription Platform will be designed with the goals of lowering low-income household electricity bills, reducing the cost of customer acquisition, and speeding up the deployment of community solar projects.
State and local governments
Researchers
LIHEAP implementation organizations
Organizations representing and serving environmental justice and fossil fuel-transitioning communities
Groups that work with individuals and organizations with high energy burdens
Application Deadline:
August 31, 2022