Advanced Energy Fund The Ohio Department of Development's Energy Office maintains the Advanced Energy Fund. It has provided nearly $7 million in incentives to deploy utility-scale and consumer-scale projects as well as support for wind and solar manufacturing operations, leveraging a total investment of $307 million. For the list of advanced energy projects funded through the Advanced Energy Program, click here. Investor Owned Electric Distribution Companies: Notices of Funding Available (NOFAs): Note: Due to the high volume of activity associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Ohio Energy Office is adjusting the time for review of applications submitted for Advanced Energy Fund Notices of Funding Available. Applications will be approved or denied 45-60 days after the application is received. This Notice of Funding Available incentivizes distributed energy resources (DER) projects, including but not limited to industrial heat recovery, combined heat and power and landfill or biomass methane for electric generation. Manufacturing Facilities' Energy Efficiency Notice of Funding Available (NOFA 07-04) This Notice of Funding Available comprises the third phase of the Energy Efficiency Program for Manufacturers. It provides financial assistance for manufacturing facilities who have completed the Energy Management diagnostic (Phase I) and the Energy Management Plan (Phase II). This initiative will focus on the utilization of energy efficiency measures and technologies. A sample list of technologies is included as Appendix C. Manufacturing facilities in Ohio are eligible for funding under this NOFA. Read the "Notice of Funding Available" document to find complete guidelines and minimum requirements for eligibility. Renewable Energy Program Notice of Funding Available (NOFA 08-09) This Notice of Funding Available incentivizes installation of solar electric, solar hot water and/or wind energy systems for all non-residential customer classes, including agricultural, commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and non-profit. Read the "Notice of Funding Available" document to find complete guidelines and minimum requirements for eligibility. Residential Wind Energy Incentive (NOFA 09-02) This Notice of Funding Available provides support for homeowners seeking to install wind energy systems at their residences. Only eligible installers can apply to this program on behalf of eligible customers. Read the document below labeled “Residential Wind Energy Incentive (NOFA 09-02)” for program guidelines and minimum requirements for eligibility. Eligible customers should contact one or more installer(s) from the list in Appendix G. The installers can provide information on this program, complete site assessments and apply on their behalf for projects that meet the minimum requirements. Solar Thermal Energy Incentive for Residential Housing Units (NOFA 09-03) This Notice of Funding Available supports deployment of solar thermal technologies for new construction and retrofits of multi-family housing and single-family developments of ten (10) units or more. The program includes incentives for market-rate, affordable and green buildings. Residential Solar Photovoltaic Energy Incentive (NOFA 09-04) This Notice of Funding Available provides support for homeowners seeking to install solar electric energy systems on their homes. Only eligible installers can apply to this program on behalf of eligible customers. Read the document below labeled “Residential Solar Photovoltaic Energy Incentive (NOFA 09-04)” for program guidelines and minimum requirements for eligibility. Eligible customers should contact one or more installer(s) from the list in Appendix F. The installers can provide information on this program, complete site assessments and apply on their behalf for projects that meet the minimum requirements.
To qualify for the Advanced Energy Grant Program, projects must be located in Ohio and in the service territories of one of the four participating electric distribution companies. The four companies are:
Distributed Energy Resources Notice of Funding Available (NOFA 07-01)
This initiative will focus on the utilization of DER clean burning technologies and DER renewable energy technologies. Projects from commercial, industrial, institutional and local government are eligible for funding under this NOFA.