Renewable energy grant program opens
The Oregon Department of Energy on Friday said it’s taking applications for a grant program funding renewable energy feasibility studies in the state.
The Community Renewable Energy Feasibility Fund offers grants of up to $50,000 for parties considering projects to develop renewable energy, heat or fuel.
Studies can include initial resource assessments, siting and permitting requirements, transmission and interconnection, the environmental footprint of a project, and its long-term economic vitality.
The competitive grant program is open to applications twice a year.
The latest round of applications must be received by March 1 at 5 p.m.
The program was established in 2007 with $1 million set aside from a legal settlement between the state and Reliant Energy.
The Department of Energy said it has a long-term goal of making the program a revolving fund where successful renewable energy projects pay back the grants to replenish the grant fund. It also hopes to use the program to build a reference library of funded feasibility studies.
Last year, the state issued $171,500 in grants that will result in six studies looking at wind, bioenergy, hydropower and solar projects.
Information on how to apply can be found here: http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/CREFF.shtml
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