Request for Information (RFI) DE-FOA-0001512: Accounting Conventions for Non-Combustible Renewable Energy

Post Date

February 2nd 2016

Application Due Date

March 14th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

DE-FOA-0001512

CFDA Number(s)

81.117

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Other

Funding Activity Categories

Energy

Number of Awards

0

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $0

• Award Range:

  $1 - $2

Grant Description

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to the proposed modification to the accounting of renewable energy (RE) source energy. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) proposes to replace the Яfossil-fuel equivalencyН approach with the alternative Яcaptured energyН approach described below. This would impact the site-to-source ratios used in analyses that inform EERE reports, standards, and evaluations. This methodological choice is important as renewable generation continues to grow and accounts for more significant portions of the nationмs electricity production. This is solely a request for information and not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). EERE is not accepting applications, and no financial assistance is being provided. Please see the full RFI DE-FOA-0001512 ЯAccounting Conventions for Non-Combustible Renewable EnergyН document in EERE Exchange at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. EERE seeks feedback on using an alternative methodology for calculating source energy from non-combustible renewable resources in analysis that informs EERE products, reports, and standards _ such as the Home Energy Score. The current Яfossil-fuel equivalencyН approach uses the equivalent average heat rate of fossil fuels to convert renewable electricity to source energy (approximately 9,500 BTU/kWh), while the proposed Яcaptured energyН approach would use the heat content of electricity (3,412 BTU/kWh). This proposed change would better represent the lack of fuels used in generating renewable electricity, and would result in a slightly lower site-to-source ratio than the current approach. Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to EERE.Analysis@ee.doe.gov no later than 5:00pm (ET) on March 14, 2016. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to the email, and no more than 20 pages in length, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted. Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question or topic if applicable. Respondents may answer as many or as few questions as they wish. EERE will not respond to individual submissions or publish publicly a compendium of responses. A response to this RFI will not be viewed as a binding commitment to develop or pursue the project or ideas discussed. Respondents are requested to provide the following information at the start of their response to this RFI: Company / institution name; Company / institution contact; Contact's address, phone number, and e-mail address. Please see the full RFI DE-FOA-0001512 document at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Energy

• Office:

  Golden Field Office

• Agency Contact:

  Grants Management Specialist Paul Stout
  EERE.Analysis@ee.doe.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  To submit replies or ask questions about this RFI

• Agency Email Address:

  EERE.Analysis@ee.doe.gov

• More Information:

  https://eere-exchange.energy.gov