Biden-Harris Administration Launches $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program to Enhance Energy Systems in Rural and Remote Communities
Department of Energy - Earlier this month the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), issued a
Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on a new $1 billion program to improve energy generation in rural or remote communities across the country. Funded by President Biden’s
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program will strengthen the resilience, reliability, and availability of energy systems, helping communities unlock the public health and cost-saving benefits cleaner, more efficient energy provides. This new program reflects the Biden-Harris Administration commitment to ensuring no communities are left behind in the historic transition to a clean energy future. More information on this opportunity is available
here.
Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group
California Public Utilities Commission - Senate Bill 350, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 called for the formation of the Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group (DACAG). The 11-member group meets several times a year to review CPUC and CEC clean energy programs and policies to ensure that disadvantaged communities, including tribal and rural communities, benefit from proposed clean energy and pollution reduction programs. Group members are either from or represent disadvantaged communities. For more information or to subscribe to a mailing list for updates, please see the
DACAG homepage.
Climate Grants Available for Community-based Organizations
San Francisco Environment Department - The San Francisco Environment Department is releasing a total of $2 million in grant funds for community-based organizations engaged in activities that will help the city achieve its environmental and climate action goals in categories of Zero Waste, Toxics Reduction, Community Greening, Building Decarbonization with a focus on Environmental Justice, Climate Outreach and Education, Compost and/or Mulch Procurement, and Youth Education. Letters of Interest are due Friday ,October 28, 2022. More information on this opportunity, including additional priority deadlines, is available
here.
Help Prospect SV Identify Projects in PG&E’s Service Area that Address Peak Demand and Increase Grid Stability
Prospect SV - The PG&E Market Access Program (MAP) offers aggressive incentives for energy efficiency retrofit projects that reduce peak demand. The incentive is calculated on Total System Benefits, and is paid over the first year of operation to the aggregator - defined as anyone delivering the project such as the building owner, service provider, installer, or consultant.
ProspectSV is offering support to identify projects that can happen with the help of this incentive. They’re offering to co-host MAP Info Sessions for you and your local building community to get the word out. You can reach ProspectSV at
marketaccess@prospectsv.org to schedule a special information session and/or to discuss any potential projects.
