EPIC Electric Program Investment Charge, the source of funding for the projects awarded under this solicitation Energy Commission California Energy Commission IOU Investor-owned utility, including Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Diego Gas and Electric Co., and Southern California Edison Co. NOPA Notice of Proposed a public notice that identifies award recipients Principal Investigator The lead or engineer for the applicant’s project, who is responsible for overseeing the project; in some instances, the PrincipaI Investigator and Project Manager may be the same person Project Manager The person designated by the applicant to oversee the project and to as the main point of contact for the Energy Commission Project Partner An entity or individual that contributes financially or otherwise to the project (e.g., match funding, provision of a demonstration site), and does not receive Energy Commission funds Recipient The recipient of an award under this solicitation SGIP Self-Generation Incentive Program Solicitation This entire document, including all attachments and exhibits (“solicitation” may be used interchangeably with “program opportunity notice”) State State of California This solicitation contains application requirements and instructions. Applicants are responsible for carefully reading the solicitation, asking appropriate questions in a timely manner, ensuring that all solicitation requirements are met, submitting all required responses in a complete manner by the required date and time, and carefully rereading the solicitation before submitting an application. In particular, please carefully read the Screening/Scoring Criteria and Grounds for Rejection in Part IV, and the terms and conditions located at: . Applicants are responsible for the cost of developing applications, including any cost associated with California Environmental Quality Act requirements. costs cannot be charged to the State under any circumstances, including if applicants are identified for proposed funding in the Notice of Proposed Awards and then not funded. All submitted documents will become public records upon the posting of the Notice of Proposed Award.
to the link below for information about past Energy Commission research projects and activities: Amount Available and Minimum/ Maximum Funding Amounts There is up to $17,000,000 available for grants awarded under this solicitation. The total, minimum, and maximum funding amounts for each project group are listed below. Project Available funding Minimum award amount Maximum award amount Load Management Systems that Facilitate Participation as Resources $8,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 Load Management Systems that Facilitate Participation as Resources. $8,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 Develop a Transactive Signal to Facilitate Demand Response $500,000 $300,000 $500,000 Value Proposition for Nonresidential Building Lighting Retrofits and Demand Response $500,000 $250,000 $500,000 Funding Requirement Match funding is not required for this solicitation. However, applications that include match funding will receive additional points during the scoring phase. “Match funds” include: (1) “cash in hand” funds; (2) equipment; (3) materials; (4) information technology services; (5) travel; (6) subcontractor costs; (7) contractor/project partner in-kind labor costs; and (8) “advanced practice” costs. Match funding sources include the prime contractor, subcontractors, and pilot testing/demonstration/deployment sites (e.g., test site staff services). “Match funds” do not include: Energy Commission awards, EPIC funds received from other sources, future/contingent awards from other entities (public or private), the cost or value of the project work site, or the cost or value of structures or other improvements affixed to the project work site permanently or for an indefinite period of time (e.g., photovoltaic systems). side