In the United States (US), the Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), has announced US$300 million for projects that increase energy affordability and promote climate resilience and US$15 million for a prize competition to help rural communities build the capacity needed for clean energy development and deployment.
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According to a statement, these two new funding opportunities are a critical component of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-funded Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program, which aims to improve the resilience, reliability, and affordability of energy systems in communities across the country with 10 000 or fewer people.
Access to a reliable and affordable energy supply is critical to building safer, climate-resilient communities and key to addressing the unique energy challenges faced by remote regions. Thanks to new investments from President Biden’s clean energy and climate agenda, DOE is doubling down on its efforts to ensure every American—especially those in rural and remote areas—can unlock the public health and cost-saving benefits that come with the transition to clean energy future, said US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm.
Energy improvements in rural or remote areas
A US$300 million funding opportunity will award projects that increase energy affordability and promote climate resilience with an anticipated federal cost share ranging from US$5 million to US$100 million per project.
DOE seeks to provide equal opportunity to qualified applicants and enable potential replication in rural and remote communities across the nation.
The Energizing Rural Communities Prize
DOE is also launching the Energizing Rural Communities Prize to support capacity building to remove two of the biggest barriers to improving energy systems in rural or remote areas: developing necessary partnerships and securing financing.
Through US$15 million in funding, this prize competition will help build partnerships by connecting communities to government funding and a network of partners that can help implement clean energy projects.
