Renewable Energy and Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement and Development Grant

Public Act

Public Act 119 of 2023, section 1005, pages 16, 281-282 require the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC or Commission) to develop a Renewable Energy and Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement and Development grant program (Renewable Energy EIED) for businesses, nonprofit organizations, local units of government and tribal governments for the purpose of planning, developing, designing, acquiring, or constructing renewable energy and electrification infrastructure projects.

Stakeholder Input

The MPSC has drafted a request for proposals (RFP) for the Renewable Energy EIED Grant. Interested stakeholders are being asked to review the draft RFP, and provide comments by 5:00pm Thursday, November 30, 2023. Electronic comments may be e-mailed to LARA-MPSC-RE-EIEDGRANT@michigan.gov. 

Stakeholder comments on the draft RFP will be reviewed and considered when finalizing the RFP.

RFP Process

The MPSC will strive to publicly post a request for proposals (RFP) on this webpage by December 21, 2023. Once posted, there will be two opportunities for interested entities to submit clarifying questions on the content of the RFP.

Timeline for Inquiries

Inquiries must be submitted via the Renewable Energy EIED Grant email address: LARA-MPSC-RE-EIEDGRANT@michigan.gov. Responses to all inquiries will be posted on this webpage on the dates provided in the timeline for inquiries.

Proposal Submission

The MPSC welcomes all technologies, project sizes, and locations to apply, consistent with the language outlined in Public Act 119 of 2023.

The deadline to submit a grant project proposal is February 21, 2024. All proposals must be submitted via email to LARA-MPSC-RE-EIEDGRANT@michigan.gov.

In addition, per Public Act 119 of 2023, the MPSC must allow all applications for this grant to be reviewed by business interests, nonprofit organizations, local units of government, tribal governments, environmental groups, and other interested parties directly affected by the proposals. To meet this requirement, it is the MPSC’s intent to post all applications, unredacted, to this grant webpage on February 28, 2024. The mandated review and comment period will begin and last 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. The final deadline for revised or modified proposals is April 29, 2024. Modified proposals must be submitted to LARA-MPSC-RE-EIEDGRANT@michigan.gov and the email should explain that the proposal has been modified. Modified proposals will be posted to the grant webpage.

Final Award

The grant period is expected to begin November 15, 2024 and end no later than August 15, 2026. The amount available for this Renewable Energy and Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement and Development Grant is $21,300,000.00. The grant amounts awarded will be at the discretion of the MPSC.

The MPSC may consider awarding up to 10% of the funding available to planning grants.

From the total amount of funding for grants awarded for electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure, 25% of the total amount must be allocated for infrastructure that provides charging at a power level of 350 kilowatts or less and 75% of the total amount must be allocated for infrastructure that provides charging at a power level of more than 350 kilowatts.

Estimated Timeline for Grant RFP Process and Award

Questions

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