81 FR 7777 - Energy Savings Performance Contract Energy Sales Agreement

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 30 (February 16, 2016)

The Federal Energy Management Program Office (FEMP), within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), published a notice, ``Request for Comments on Including Onsite Renewable Energy Generation under Energy Savings Performance Contracts,'' on its Web site to obtain information on potential obstacles associated with the implementation of privately- owned onsite renewable energy generation projects under the federal energy savings performance contract (ESPC) authority, including potential issues with regard to project eligibility for the federal solar investment tax credit (ITC) and the use of the ESPC ENABLE Program for such projects.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7777-7778]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03103]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Energy Savings Performance Contract Energy Sales Agreement

AGENCY: Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Management Program Office (FEMP), within 
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), published a notice, ``Request for 
Comments on Including Onsite Renewable Energy Generation under Energy 
Savings Performance Contracts,'' on its Web site to obtain information 
on potential obstacles associated with the implementation of privately-
owned onsite renewable energy generation projects under the federal 
energy savings performance contract (ESPC) authority, including 
potential issues with regard to project eligibility for the federal 
solar investment tax credit (ITC) and the use of the ESPC ENABLE 
Program for such projects.

DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before 
March 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to: 
[email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions received must include ``Feb 2016 ESPC 
Request for Comments'' in the subject of the message. The notice is 
available at http://energy.gov/eere/femp/downloads/request-comments-including-onsite-renewable-energy-generation-under-energy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Logan, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Federal Energy Management Program (EE-2L), 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMP published a notice, ``Request for 
Comments on Including Onsite Renewable Energy Generation under Energy 
Savings Performance Contracts,'' to obtain information on potential 
obstacles associated with the implementation of privately-owned onsite 
renewable energy generation projects under the federal energy savings 
performance contract (ESPC) authority, including potential issues with 
regard to project eligibility for the federal solar investment tax 
credit (ITC) and the use of the ESPC ENABLE

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Program for such projects. The notice is available at http://
http://energy.gov/eere/femp/downloads/request-comments-including-onsite-renewable-energy-generation-under-energy">energy.gov/eere/femp/downloads/request-comments-including-onsite-renewable-energy-generation-under-energy.
    FEMP invites all interested parties to submit in writing by March 
2, 2016, comments and information on matters addressed in the notice.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2016.
Hayes Jones,
Operations Supervisor, Federal Energy Management Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-03103 Filed 2-12-16; 8:45 am]
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