{"success":true,"result":{"grants":[{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"BRAYTON ENERGY LLC","value":4994352,"savings":4720185.23,"link":null,"description":"THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND EXCHANGE WITH INTEGRATED ROTATING MEDIA TRANSPORT A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER (CSP) SYSTEMS WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE (TES) CAN ACHIEVE HIGH-CAPACITY FACTORS USING MOLTEN SALTS, ROCK BED, OR HEATED PARTICLES FOR THERMAL STORAGE, AND THESE SYSTEMS CAN SCALE STORAGE DURATION INDEPENDENTLY OF THE POWER BLOCK. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A PARTICLE MEDIA TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SOLUTION ENALBING RELIABLE POWER GENERATION THAT COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH INTERMITTENT RENEWABLES LIKE SOLAR PV AND WIND COUPLED WITH BATTERY STORAGE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"FIRSTELEMENT FUEL INC.","value":9550000,"savings":9388291.29,"link":null,"description":"NEXT GENERATION MULTI-USE HEAVY-DUTY HIGH-FLOW DIRECT-FILL HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION WITH STANDARDIZED DESIGN THE GOAL OF THIS FOA PROJECT IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, BUILD, INSTALL, AND DEMONSTRATE AN ADVANCED NEXT GENERATION MULTI-USE (GH2 H70/H70HF AND SLH2) DIRECT FILL (MUDF) H2 STATION. THIS WILL ENABLE THE MARKET FOR MD/HD FUEL CELL TRUCKS TO BE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, ACCOMMODATING LD FUEL CELL VEHICLES. COMMERCIALLY VIABLE INDICATES THAT; H2 CAN BE SOLD AT A PRICE WHERE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF H2 STATIONS AND OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF LD/MD/HD VEHICLES ARE BOTH PROFITABLE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS FOA PROJECT ARE DELINEATED BELOW BY THE FOUR BUDGET PERIODS. BUDGET PERIOD 1: COMPONENT AND CONTROLS DESIGN: THE OBJECTIVE IN THIS PHASE IS TO USE THE NREL DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL AND TEA MODEL TO INFORM AND OPTIMIZE THE SYSTEM DESIGN. THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS WILL BE DESIGNED ON PAPER BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE PROJECT TEAM AND THROUGH MODELING. IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE TEAM WILL ALSO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY FUELING TESTING ON THE PROTOTYPE UNIT IN LIVERMORE CALIFORNIA. LATER IN THE YEAR, THE FIRST PRE-COMMERCIAL UNIT WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE PORT OF OAKLAND HD STATION FOR REAL WORLD LIMITED TESTING. BUDGET PERIOD 2: COMPONENT BUILD AND TEST: AFTER DESIGN AND PRELIMINARY TESTING ON THE PROTOTYPE AND PRE-COMMERCIAL UNIT IS COMPLETED, THE COMPONENTS WILL BE BUILT TO SPECIFICATION. KEY COMPONENTS WILL THEN BE TESTED TO ENSURE THEY OPERATE AS INTENDED AND MEET PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN THE SECOND YEAR, PERMITTING AND DESIGN FOR SITE PREPARATION WILL INITIALIZE. BUDGET PERIOD 3: SITE PREPARATION / INSTALLATION / COMMISSIONING AND STATION OPERATION: THE OBJECTIVE IN THIS PHASE IS TO CONDUCT FINAL COMMERCIAL SITE PREPARATION, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF THE MUDF H2 STATION EQUIPMENT, AND TO QUANTIFY COST AND TIME REDUCTIONS IN COMPARISON TO GEN 4 STATION. THE GH2 H70 DISPENSERS WILL BE VALIDATED TO APPLICABLE STANDARDS TO ENSURE THE J2601/5 FUELING PROTOCOL IS IMPLEMENTED CORRECTLY, AND THE MUDF H2 STATION WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST THE FUELING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. BUDGET PERIOD 4: STATION OPERATION: THE OBJECTIVES IN THIS PHASE ARE TO PROVE THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE MUDF H2 STATION CAN BE MET UNDER REAL WORLD OPERATION BY COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND QUANTIFYING THE REAL-WORLD OPERATIONAL AND FUELING DATA AGAINST THE METRICS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THIS PHASE IS THE PUBLICATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE STATION DESIGN AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE EXPANDED AND ENHANCED NREL H2FILLS AND TEA MODELS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"LINDE INC.","value":9500000,"savings":9478866.69,"link":null,"description":"THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS HEAVY DUTY (HD) HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION (HRS) CONNECTED TO EXISTING AND FUTURE COMMERCIAL SCALE H2 PIPELINES CAN RESULT IN COMPETITIVE COST H2 FUEL FOR HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK FLEETS USING H2 POWERED TRUCKS IN THE GULF COAST REGION, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE AMOUNT OF LOST H2 COMPARED TO HD HRS WITH DELIVERED SUPPLY, WARRANT H2 SUPPLY, AND LIMIT THE IMPACT TO COMMUNITIES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL","value":3800000,"savings":3188190.01,"link":null,"description":"BIL-CA BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS & UPSKILL PATHWAYS (CA BEPS UP) A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION WORKFORCE IN THE COUNTY OF LA, CITY OF LA, AND ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY A MEASURABLE AMOUNT TO ADDRESS NEW REQUIREMENTS FROM RECENT ORDINANCES TO DECARBONIZE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ESTABLISH A BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARD (BPS) THROUGH TIME-BOUND TRAINING PROGRAMS, DEVELOP STUDENT ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, CREATE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS, AND PRODUCE OUTREACH MATERIALS TO ATTRACT ATTENDEES AND TRAINERS WHILE ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRADE AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY","value":3000000,"savings":3000000,"link":null,"description":"BIL-A PARTNERSHIP FOR RESILIENT BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE IN NEW YORK STATE: PROVIDING INNOVATIVE ONLINE CODE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENABLE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE (NYS) TO BENEFIT FROM ADVANCED CLEAN ENERGY CODES BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO AN EXISTING, MARKET READY, INTEGRATED ONLINE CODE COMPLIANCE SUPPORT (WITH AN EFFECTIVE VENDOR EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS CONDUCTED BY NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NYSERDA) AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE (NYDOS))."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY","value":3200000,"savings":3143346.9,"link":null,"description":"BIL-BPS READY: PREPARING THE MARKET FOR AN EVIDENCE-BASED BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE, AND EQUITABLE BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (BPS) FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS IN NEW JERSEY (NJ) AND DEMONSTRATE SUPPORTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. THE PROJECT OUTCOMES INCLUDE DETERMINING ONE OR MORE PATHS FORWARD FOR STANDARDS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CITY, STATE, AND UTILITY PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS, IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TRAINING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, AND A REPLICABLE PLAYBOOK THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS CAN FOLLOW."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"KARPMAN CONSULTING, LLC","value":4000000,"savings":4000000,"link":null,"description":"ASSIST STATES TO ADOPT ENHANCEMENTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL CHAPTER OF THE IECC, PUTTING THESE STATES ON A PATHWAY TO NET-ZERO ENERGY AND EMISSIONS FOR NEW HOMES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) THREE SETS OF AMENDMENTS TO THE IECC DEVELOPED FOR USE BY STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS (ZERO READY, NEAR ZERO, AND ZERO); (2) SUPPORTING MATERIALS AND ANALYSES FOR THESE THREE CODE PACKAGES PREPARED TO ASSIST JURISDICTIONS WITH ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDMENTS; (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) PROVIDED TO AT LEAST 18 STATES AND JURISDICTIONS TO ASSIST WITH ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDMENTS, AND ALSO TO UTILITIES IN COALITION STATES ON PROGRAMS PROMOTING HIGHER AMENDMENT TIERS; (4) AT LEAST NINE STATES OR JURISDICTIONS ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS, AT LEAST IN PART; (5) EXPLORING A PATH FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ADOPT OUR ZERO READY TIER AS A POSSIBLE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW HOMES BACKED BY FEDERAL MORTGAGES; (6) REVIEWING AND REVISING THE AMENDMENTS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS BASED ON INITIAL STATE EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMENDMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EQUITY GROUPS; (7) AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE IECC AS TECHNICAL APPENDICES TO THE 2030 IECC; (8) INSTITUTING A PLAN FOR AMENDMENT PACKAGE SUSTAINABILITY BEYOND THE FUNDING PERIOD."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW BUILDINGS INSTITUTE, INC.","value":1600000,"savings":1559154.85,"link":null,"description":"BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): SOUTH-CENTRAL ENERGY CODE OPTIMIZATION PROJECT (SC ECOP) MANY LARGE SOUTH-CENTRAL COMMUNITIES HAVE ADOPTED THE 2021 I-CODES; HOWEVER, MANY OTHERS ENFORCE OLDER OR AMENDED VERSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC). MOTIVATIONS VARY AS TO WHY COMMUNITIES DO NOT ADOPT THE LATEST ENERGY CODE, BUT A LACK OF TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND WORKFORCE ARE KEY FACTORS. THE SOUTH-CENTRAL ENERGY CODE OPTIMIZATION PROJECT (SC ECOP) WILL BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NEW BUILDINGS INSTITUTE (NBI) AND SOUTH-CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A RESOURCE (SPEER), WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND STATE AGENCIES. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING ENERGY CODES AND RESILIENCE POLICIES, AND THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP AND DEPLOY TRAINING RESOURCES FOCUSED ON INCREASING ADVANCED CODE ADOPTION AND COMPLIANCE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATES OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. THIS EFFORT CONTRIBUTES TO THE LARGER GOAL OF IMPROVING CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES ACROSS TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, RESULTING IN MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND CLIMATE RESILIENT BUILDINGS, WHILE PRESERVING AFFORDABILITY AND REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. THIS PROJECT WILL ENSURE EQUITABLE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, MORE ROBUST LOCAL ADOPTION PROCESSES IN A HOME-RULE STATE, AND EXPANSION OF BUILDING CODE CURRICULUM ACROSS AREAS IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. EXPANDED BUILDING CODE CURRICULUM, ESPECIALLY IN THE OFTEN-UNDERSERVED LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO BUILDING-RELATED JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS THE LABOR SHORTAGE BY DEVELOPING A STRONGER PIPELINE OF CONSTRUCTION AND TRADES WORKERS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF TEXAS (TX) AND OKLAHOMA (OK) IS ROUGHLY 335,000 SQUARE MILES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATION (REEO)’S AREA, AND MORE THAN SOME REEO’S TOTAL COMBINED SQUARE MILE AREA. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE REGION-SPECIFIC CLIMATE RESILIENCE ISSUES AND ESTABLISH A NETWORK TO BEGIN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND PATHWAYS TO ADDRESS THEM. THE TEAM WILL DEVELOP A SET OF RESOURCES, POLICY GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER TOOLS THAT WILL HELP GUIDE ANY FUTURE RESILIENCE CODE ADOPTION EFFORTS IN THE REGION WHILE ALSO ENCOURAGING A CONTINUATION OF THE NETWORK BUILDING EFFORTS AMONG THE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW BUILDINGS INSTITUTE, INC.","value":2800000,"savings":2756590.2,"link":null,"description":"THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE ENERGY CODES AND POLICY IN ILLINOIS (IL) AND BUILD A DIVERSE AND CAPABLE WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT WILL DO THIS BY: 1) DEVELOPING A ROADMAP TO FRAME THE CLIMATE AND EQUITABLE JOB ACT’S (CEJA) GOALS IN TERMS OF ACTIONABLE STEPS TOWARDS EQUITABLE NEW AND EXISTING BUILDING POLICIES AND COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE POLICIES; 2) DEVELOP AN ADOPTION TOOLKIT AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO JURISDICTIONS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING THE 2023 STRETCH ENERGY CODE OR OTHER ADVANCED BUILDING POLICIES; 3) CONDUCTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, TOOLS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW BUILDINGS INSTITUTE, INC.","value":2800000,"savings":2769434.03,"link":null,"description":"BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): OPTIMIZING GRID INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE ZONE 1 BUILDINGS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE ENERGY CODES AND POLICIES IN THE STATE OF HAWAI’I (HAWAI’I), THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO (PUERTO RICO) AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (THE CNMI). THE PROJECT WILL DO THIS BY: 1) CONDUCTING A PILOT STUDY AND DATA ANALYSES; 2) CONDUCTING STRATEGIC COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY OUTREACH; 3) TAILORING MODEL LANGUAGE FOR DATA-INFORMED STRETCH CODES AND STRATEGIC POLICIES, BASED ON EXISTING STRETCH CODES SUCH AS THE HONOLULU STRETCH CODE; 4) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO JURISDICTIONS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING THE RESULTING STRETCH CODES AND ACCOMPANYING POLICIES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEWPORT PARTNERS LLC","value":2600000,"savings":2467101.52,"link":null,"description":"NEWPORT’S OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENABLE STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED ENERGY CODES/STANDARDS BY DEVELOPING TOOLS/RESOURCES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS TO COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. NEWPORT PLANS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE BY IDENTIFYING GAPS, DEVELOPING AND LEVERAGING TOOLS/RESOURCES, EVALUATING AND TESTING THESE TOOLS AND RESOURCES IN ADVANCED STATES, AND THEN CREATING A TOOLKIT OF FINAL TOOLS/RESOURCES ALONG WITH LESSONS LEARNED AND CASE STUDIES THAT CAN BE ADOPTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY OTHER STATES/JURISDICTIONS AS THEY APPROACH THE CODES AND STANDARDS NEEDED TO REACH CRITICAL DECARBONIZATION GOALS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED CODES INCLUDING AND BEYOND 2021 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC), DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT ADVANCED CODES AND BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (BPS) IMPLEMENTATION IN MARYLAND (MD) AND SELECT NEW YORK (NY) JURISDICTIONS, MODELS OF HOW ADVANCED CODES AND BPS IMPLEMENTATION CAN BE LEVERAGED TO DELIVER LONG-TERM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED ENERGY CODE TOOLKIT FOR BROADER APPLICATION TO MAKE CODE COMPLIANCE CLEARER AND MORE COST\u0002EFFECTIVE, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON TOOLS WHICH WILL ASSIST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THESE CROSSCUTTING OUTCOMES ALIGN WITH MULTIPLE AREAS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)’S KEY OUTCOMES AS LISTED IN THE FOA (P.13). THESE OUTCOMES ARE VITAL TO ESTABLISH SUCCESSFUL MODELS AND STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE REPLICATED BY OTHER STATES AND JURISDICTIONS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS, INC.","value":7500000,"savings":7101752.1,"link":null,"description":"BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) THE REEOS WILL BUILD ON THEIR SIGNIFICANT RECENT EFFORTS TO INCREASE MORE CONSISTENT ADOPTIONS OF UPDATED AND ADVANCED ENERGY CODES, INCREASE CODE COMPLIANCE ACROSS URBAN AND RURAL AREAS, INCREASE UPTAKE OF INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, REDUCE ENERGY BURDENS IN JUSTICE-40 COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTE GREATER EQUITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IMPACTS WILL INCLUDE LOWER UTILITY BILLS AND REDUCED ENERGY BURDENS, MORE RESILIENT STRUCTURES, BETTER INDOOR AIR QUALITY, REDUCED CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND A ROBUST AND WELL-PREPARED ENERGY EFFICIENCY WORKFORCE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS, INC.","value":3600000,"savings":3513714.8,"link":null,"description":"BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) THE NATIONAL RURAL CODES COLLABORATIVE (NRCC) WILL CONVENE THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MARYLAND, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS, ONE STATE IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND ONE STATE IN THE MIDWEST, ALONG WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO EXAMINE AND TEST WAYS TO OVERCOME GEOGRAPHIC, FINANCIAL, AND OUTREACH BARRIERS TO ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING ENERGY CODE AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS IN RURAL AREAS. THE NRCC WILL BRIDGE THE CODES EQUITY GAP IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION BY CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS, COLLECTING DATA, MAPPING BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES, DEVELOPING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION PILOTS, ASSESSING RESULTS, AND CREATING A NATIONAL ROADMAP. THE NRCC WILL SUPPORT PARTNER STATES AND OTHER STATES NATIONALLY IN MEETING ENERGY SAVINGS, EMISSIONS REDUCTION, AND EQUITY GOALS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"THE RESILIENCE AUTHORITY OF ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC","value":1700000,"savings":1700000,"link":null,"description":"THE PROJECT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR (4) PARALLEL TRACKS EACH WITH A DESIGNATED LEAD: THE POLICY WORKING GROUP HAS A MISSION TO DRAFT A BUILDING ENERGY AND RESILIENCE PERFORMANCE STANDARD (BERPS) ORDINANCE FOR REVIEW, CONSIDERATION, AND UPTAKE BY THE RELEVANT CITY COUNCILS. THIS ORDINANCE WILL INCLUDE ELIGIBLE BUILDING MEASURES BY CATEGORY, POINTS BY MEASURE, AND OPTIONS ON TIMING OF IMPLEMENTATION. THE INSURANCE WORKING GROUP WILL LEAD AN EFFORT TO CODIFY BUILDING RESILIENCE FROM A LIST OF INDIVIDUAL MEASURES INTO A FORM OF RESILIENCE CERTIFICATE THAT COULD BE USED BY INSURERS AND THEIR REGULATORS TO CREDIT BUILDINGS FOR RESILIENCE IMPROVEMENTS. THE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL WORKING GROUP WILL WORK THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING BUILDINGS AND GEOSPATIAL ELEMENTS (COVERED PROPERTIES LISTS, NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAYS), DEPLOYMENT OF THE ORDINANCE, QUANTIFICATION OF ENERGY SAVINGS, AND TRANSMISSION OF THE RESILIENCE CERTIFICATE. THE JURISDICTIONAL WORKING GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING PROJECT PROGRESS, COORDINATING BETWEEN THE WORKING GROUPS, LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, CITY COUNCILS AND EXECUTIVES"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT","value":3200000,"savings":3200000,"link":null,"description":"THE PROJECT HAS FIVE (5) GOALS, EACH WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND DESIRED OUTCOMES. GOAL 1: SUPPORT A STATEWIDE RESIDENTIAL STRETCH CODE •CONFIRM TECHNICAL PATH TO THE 70% GOAL FOR EFFICIENCY. •ACHIEVE MINIMUM 14% IMPROVEMENT OVER IECC 2021 IN 2028. GOAL 2: ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS •CONDUCT ENVELOPE TRAINING TO ADDRESS KEY AREAS OF COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES. GOAL 3: SUPPORT DIGITAL COMPLIANCE TOOLS FOR COMMERCIAL CODE COMPLIANCE •DEVELOP WEB-BASED TOOL(S) THAT FILTER ENERGY CODE REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW CODE OFFICIALS AND DESIGN TEAMS TO MORE EASILY COMPLY WITH ENERGY CODE. GOAL 4: SUPPORT MINNESOTA TRIBAL EFFORTS FOR NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS •WORK WITH TRIBAL NATIONS TO ADVANCE CODES, ADDRESS EXISTING BUILDINGS, AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE. •BUILD MORE OVERALL COLLABORATION BETWEEN TRIBAL NATION EFFORTS AND STATE AGENCY EFFORTS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES","value":1600000,"savings":1600000,"link":null,"description":"THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAMMING IS TO IMPROVE THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE UPDATED 2024 RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CODE. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A ROBUST, MULTI-SECTOR, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CODE TRAINING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED AND DEPLOYED ACROSS THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (RI). FOR THESE NEW CODES TO BE IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY, BUILDERS, INSPECTORS, PLAN REVIEWERS, AND ALL PROFESSIONALS IN THE BUILDING SPACE WILL NEED TO BE TRAINED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LATEST BUILDING CODES. TO DO THIS, THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IS PROPOSING TO PROVIDE FREE TRAININGS TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING PROFESSIONALS IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRIES AND TO ENSURE THAT TRAININGS AND RESOURCES ARE REACHING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (DACS) AND ADHERING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE JUSTICE40 INITIATIVE. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPLOYING THE CODE TRAININGS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR THE TRAININGS AND PROMOTING THE TRAININGS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON REACHING NEW AND EXISTING BUILDING PROFESSIONALS IN DACS. THE TEAM WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRAINING MATERIALS FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND PROVIDING TRAININGS IN ALTERNATE LANGUAGES. THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAMMING ARE AS FOLLOWS: •HOST A MINIMUM OF 30 BUILDING CODE TRAINING SESSIONS OVER THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT PERIOD. •PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY CODES MATERIALS IN SPANISH AND ANY ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES AS REQUESTED. •PRIORITIZE PROMOTION AND PARTICIPATION FROM BUILDING PROFESSIONALS FROM DACS AND ENSURE THAT DACS RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 40 PERCENT OF THE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAMMING. •EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THE BUILDING TRADES AND INSPECTIONS WORKFORCE. •ACHIEVE REDUCED ENERGY USAGE AND IMPROVED CODE MEASURE COMPLIANCE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE, INC","value":3500000,"savings":3500000,"link":null,"description":"THROUGH A CENTRALIZED WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEM WITH MENTORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE, THIS PROJECT WILL DELIVER A QUALIFIED RURAL WORKFORCE PREPARED TO SUPPORT COMPLIANCE WITH OREGON’S FORTHCOMING ENERGY CODES. IN COORDINATION WITH RURAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS), WE WILL TRAIN NOT LESS THAN 56 INDIVIDUALS FOR ENERGY RATING INDEX (ERI) RATER CERTIFICATIONS, TARGETING RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, HVAC MECHANICS AND TECHNICIANS, HOME INSPECTORS, HOME APPRAISAL TECHNICIANS, WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAP) ENERGY AUDITORS, HOME ENERGY SCORE ASSESSORS, TRANSITIONING FARMWORKERS, AND OTHERS. WE WILL IDENTIFY STRATEGIES FOR RURAL WORKERS AND BUSINESSES TO ADD CODE COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION AS A NEW SERVICE ALONGSIDE CERTIFICATION FOR ABOVE-CODE BUILDING PROGRAMS, DELIVERY OF FEDERAL HOME EFFICIENCY REBATES, TAX CREDITS, AND/OR OTHER INCENTIVES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"STATE OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION","value":4000000,"savings":4000000,"link":null,"description":"ENERGY CODES ARE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND THE EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO AUTHOR COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION AND VERIFY COMPLIANCE IS EXPANDING. AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJS) IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) LACK THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO ACCURATELY IMPLEMENT ENERGY CODES WITHIN LOCAL PERMITTING PROCESSES. THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO SCALE A SUPPORT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO CREDENTIAL THOSE WHO PREPARE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE (ENERGY CODE) PERMIT DOCUMENTATION AND PLANS EXAMINERS WHO VERIFY COMPLIANCE DURING PLAN CHECK. USING CREDENTIALED EXPERTS WILL INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION AND PLANS AND HELP THESE COMMUNITIES REALIZE THE INTENDED BENEFITS OF THE ENERGY CODE. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: • ENCOURAGE AHJ PARTICIPATION TO EXPAND LOCAL ENERGY CODE VERIFICATION CAPACITY AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL RESOLUTIONS/ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF CREDENTIALED ENERGY CODE EXPERTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES (BUDGET PERIODS 1-2) • SCALE ASSOCIATE ENERGY ANALYST (AEA)/CERTIFIED ENERGY ANALYST (CEA) CREDENTIALING PROGRAM TO PROLIFERATE EXPERTS ACROSS THE STATE AND SUPPORT A ROBUST QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (BUDGET PERIODS 1-2) • SCALE REGIONAL ENERGY NETWORK (REN) CODE COACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EXPERT SUPPORT FOR AHJS WITHIN THEIR REGION ON AN ON-CALL BASIS (BUDGET PERIODS 1-2) • FUND CREDENTIALED THIRD-PARTY EXPERTS TO PROVIDE PLAN CHECKS FOR PROJECTS WITHIN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (DACS) TO ENABLE LOCAL BENEFITS (BUDGET PERIODS 1-2) • CONDUCT DIRECT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION USING EXPERT REGULATORY STAFF TO PROVIDE ENERGY CODE SUPPORT TO AHJS ACROSS THE STATE (BUDGET PERIODS 1-2) • DEVELOP PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN VETTED AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER STATES AND AHJS STRUGGLING WITH THE SAME RESOURCE-CONSTRAINTS AND EXPERTISE DEFICIT (BUDGET PERIODS 1-2)"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"INTERSTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNCIL INC","value":1200000,"savings":1163125.32,"link":null,"description":"IREC’S MODEL WILL WORK WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO ACCELERATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS ADDRESSING GAPS AND UNCLEAR REQUIREMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN NEW AND DEVELOPING SOLAR, STORAGE, EV, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) MARKETS. 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