Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure Enhancement and Development Grant

Public Acts 53 and 166 of 2022 require the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to develop a low carbon energy infrastructure enhancement and development grant program for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and local units of government for the purposes of planning, developing, designing, acquiring, or constructing low carbon energy facilities, which may include, but are not limited to, natural gas facilities, combined heat and power facilities, renewable natural gas facilities, and electrification programs.

Case No. U-21293 was opened in August 2022 for the purpose of seeking input from stakeholders on the draft request for proposals (RFP) for the Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure Enhancement and Development (EIED) Grant program. Stakeholder comments were evaluated and considered in the finalization of the RFP. 

The MPSC released the below RFP for the Low Carbon EIED Grants on September 30, 2022. Two question and response opportunities followed. Responses to all inquiries submitted by interested entities are linked below the RFP.

Low Carbon EIED Grant RFP (For informational purposes only. We are no longer accepting proposals.)

Responses to the First Round of Inquiries 

Responses to the Second Round of Inquiries

In addition, per Public Acts 53 and 166, the MPSC must allow for a review of all applications for this grant by local units of government, environmental groups, and business interests directly affected by the proposals. The mandated review and comment period will be 45 days in length, followed by a 15-day period in which the applicant has the ability to modify their proposal if desired, based on the comments received. To meet this requirement, the MPSC is providing the below link to the proposals. Comments will be submitted through each proposal’s page and be available for viewing by the public.

Low Carbon EIED Grant Proposals

*Modified proposals are posted at the bottom of the proposals page.

Additional comments received for the following proposals: Consumers Energy, DTE, and Superior Solar Letters of Support #1 and #2. 

Local units of government, environmental groups, and business interests directly affected by the proposal will have a 45-day window to comment. Applicants will then have 15 days to revise their proposals if they so choose. The final deadline for revised or modified proposals is March 14, 2023. Modified proposals should also be submitted to LARA-MPSC-LowCarbonGrants@michigan.gov and the email should explain that the proposal has been modified. Modified proposals will be posted to the grant webpage.

The MPSC expects to make grant award selections in late Spring of 2023.

A guide document has been created to assist in the RFP process. For questions, please contact LARA-MPSC-LowCarbonGrants@michigan.gov.

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