Advancing Ohio’s Energy Economy: Financial Incentives

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Advancing Ohios Energy Economy Financial
Incentives
John GreenwayDepartment of Development Ohio
Energy Office
www.ohioenergyoffice.ohio.gov
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Outline

• Financial and Technical Resources

Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin Colleges Adam Joseph
Lewis Center
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Ohio Energy Office

• The Ohio Energy Office works to grow the economy
  of the state by connecting companies and
  communities to financial and technical resources
  to deploy renewable energy technologies and
  energy efficiency.

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Putting energy efficiency to work in Small
Businesses

• Designed for businesses that use less than
  150,000 on yearly energy costs
• Free and Easy to use
• Available at
• www.ohioenergyoffice.ohio.gov

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Deploying Advanced Energy

• Distributed Energy Resources (power at the
  point of use)
• Combined heat and power
• Clean-burning technologies
• Landfill or biomass methane for electric
  generation
• Maximum Project Size 25 MW
• Maximum Grant Share 25 of project cost
• Maximum Grant Award 100,000

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Manufacturing Energy Efficiency
Manufacturing Energy Efficiency NOFA
07-04 http//www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ELFGrant
.htmNOFA_07-04 This program focuses on the
utilization of energy efficiency measures and
technologies, including efficient lighting, HVAC
and refrigeration, motors and improved
building envelope. Manufacturing facilities are
eligible to apply. Incentive and Maximum award
25 of project cost up to 50,000
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Deploying Advanced Energy

• Renewable Energy Program (NOFA 08-09)Rebates are
  available for projects installed in the following
  utility territories AEP, Duke First Energy and
  DPL
• Solar Electric PV - Minimum 10kW DC
• Lesser of 3.50 per watt or 50 of eligible cost
• Solar Thermal - Minimum 200k/btu/day
• Lesser of 30 per kBtu/day or 50 of eligible
  cost
• Wind - Minimum 10kW DC
• Lesser of 2.00 per watt or 50 of eligible cost
• 200,000 max for end-user applications
• Now allows third party ownership, up to 250,000

Cleveland, OH Great Lakes Science Center
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Deploying Advanced Energy

• Alternative Fuels Transportation Grant Program
• Biodiesel and E85
• Eligible project costs new or conversion of
  existing facilities to use new AFT fuel, and
  educational and promotional materials.
• Maximum award for conversion of retail
  facilities 10,000
• Maximum award for new installation of retail
  facilities 40,000
• Maximum award for educational material 5,000
• School Bus B20 Biodiesel
• Eligible Applicants school districts, county
  Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities
  (MRDD) program and similar local agencies that
  provide k-12 education
• Covers 100 of the incremental cost to use B20
  fuel, up to 25,000

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Residential Wind Incentive

• http//www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ELFGrant.htm
  NOFA_09-02
• This program is available for Qualified Systems
  installed for Eligible Customers through
• applications submitted to the Program by an
  Eligible Installer. Eligible customers include
• all residential customers who are connected to
  the electric grid and have an active account
• in the American Electric Power, Duke, First
  Energy or Dayton Power and Light service
• territories in the State of Ohio. Qualified
  residential wind turbines will have a minimum
• annual output of 3000 kWh at the average annual
  wind speed for the site at the proposed hub
  height.
• A list of Eligible Installers is available on
  the OEO website.
• Incentive amount 2.00/kWh or 50 of project
  costs
• Maximum award per applicant 25,000

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Residential Solar PV Incentive

• Residential Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Incentive
  Program NOFA 09-04
• http//www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ELFGrant.htmN
  OFA_09-04
• This program is available for Qualified Systems
  installed for Eligible Customers through
• applications submitted to the Program by an
  Eligible Installer. Eligible customers include
• all residential customers who are connected to
  the electric grid and have an active account
• in the American Electric Power, Duke, First
  Energy or Dayton Power and Light service
• territories in the State of Ohio. Qualified
  residential solar PV systems will have a rated
• output of 2kW or more. A list of Eligible
  Installers will be available on the OEO website.
• Maximum Incentive 25,000

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Ohio Energy Office - Industry Team

• Tony Sutor (anthony.sutor_at_development.ohio.gov)
• Industrial Efficiency, Distributed Generation,
  Interconnection
• Tom Maves (tom.maves_at_development.ohio.gov)
• Advanced Energy Wind
• Christina Panoska (Christina.Panoska_at_development.
  ohio.gov )
• Advanced Energy Solar
• Tony Sutor
• Advanced Energy Biomass, Biofuels, Agricultural
  Energy Efficiency
• (anthony.sutor_at_deve
  lopment.ohio.gov )
• Manny Anunike (manny.anunike_at_development.ohio.gov
  )
• High Performance Building Solar, Efficiency,
  Geothermal

1-866-SAV-NRGY
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Ohio Energy Office

• Your Door into
• State Government
• John Greenway
• 77 S. High St., 26th floor
• Columbus, OH 43215
• [phone]
• jgreenway_at_odod.state.oh.us
• www.odod.state.oh.us/
• cdd/oee