81 FR 84565 - The SunShot Prize: Solar in Your Community Challenge
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 84565-84566] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-28235] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy The SunShot Prize: Solar in Your Community Challenge AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice; Release of prize competition rules and process to participate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the official release of rules for the SunShot Prize: Solar in Your Community Challenge. The Solar in your Community Challenge is a $5 million prize competition to expand solar access to underserved segments, specifically low-and-moderate-income (LMI) communities; non-federal governments (i.e. state, local, and tribal), and non-profit organizations. The Challenge supports the creation, demonstration, and scaling of innovative, replicable, and sustainable business and financial models that can successfully unlock solar access to these underserved segments. A $500,000 Grand Prize will be awarded to the best team that can most successfully demonstrate a model and plan to scale solar to low and moderate income market segments. Other top teams will compete to receive four final prizes totaling $500,000 based on their achievements and potential to scale up. In addition to competing for final prizes, DOE will award selected teams a total of $2 million in seed awards and $2 million in technical assistance throughout an 18- month performance period starting in April 2017 based on successful milestone completion. The rules for the Challenge can be found at www.solarinyourcommunity.org. DATES: Submission to participate in the Solar in Your Community Challenge started on November 18, 2016 and ends on March 17, 2017. The 18-month performance period starts in April 2017 and ends in October 2018. Final prizes are expected to be announced in January 2019. All dates are subject to change. ADDRESSES: To apply, parties interested in participating should visit www.solarinyourcommunity.org and fill out an application. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Odette Mucha, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop EE-4S, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-0001. Telephone: (202) 287-1862, Email: solar.community@ee.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (America COMPETES), Public Law 111-358, enacted January 4, 2011, authorizes Federal agencies to issue competitions to stimulate innovations in technology, education, and science. Subject of the Competition The Solar in Your Community Challenge is a $5 million competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SunShot Initiative and administered by State University of New York Polytechnic Institute. The goal is to expand solar access to underserved segments, specifically low-and-moderate-income (LMI) communities, non-federal governments (i.e. state, local, and tribal), and non-profit organizations. The Challenge supports the creation, demonstration, and scaling of innovative, replicable, and sustainable business and financial models that can successfully unlock solar access to these underserved segments. A $500,000 Grand Prize will be awarded to the best team that can most successfully demonstrate a model and plan to scale solar to low and moderate income markets. Top teams will also compete to receive four additional final prizes totaling $500,000 based on their achievements and potential to scale up. In addition to competing for final prizes, DOE will award selected teams a total of $2 million in seed awards and $2 million in technical assistance. Seed awards will be granted incrementally based on milestones during the 18-month performance period. Two types of teams can participate in the Challenge: Project- focused and program-focused teams. Both types of teams will pursue solar efforts that benefit LMI communities (e.g., residents of public housing), municipal governments (e.g., schools), or non-profits (e.g., foodbanks) that aggregate to 25kW-5MW in size. Project teams will pursue a portfolio of new solar projects, while program-teams will establish new initiatives that support and enable these types of projects. Any entity can lead the project teams, but the teams should include a wide range of partners (e.g., solar developers, utilities, cities, financial institutions, and community groups). State, local, and/or tribal governments; financial institutions; or utilities should lead the program-focused teams. The Rules for Being Eligible To Participate in the Competition The Challenge is open only to: (a) Citizens or permanent residents of the United States; and (b) private or non-federal public entities, such as townships, tribes, corporations, or other organizations that are incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States. DOE employees, employees of sponsoring organizations, members of their immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents), and persons living in the same household as such persons, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in this competition. Federal entities and federal employees, acting within the scope of their employment, are also not eligible to participate in any portion of this competition. Applicants Planning To Participate as Part of a Team Must Meet the Following Qualifying Requirements A team must have a single legal entity representing the entire team. This entity shall be designated the Team Lead. The Team Lead is responsible for complying [[Page 84566]] with all rules of this competition including coordinating with its team members, resolving any conflicts, working with DOE and its prize administrator, participating according to the governing guidelines of the Marketplace, responsibly allocating resources, submitting all required materials throughout the competition, and complying with all guidance and restrictions, including restrictions around intellectual property. For program-focused teams only, the Team Lead should be an electric utility, an electric co-operative, municipal power company, a financial institution, or a state, local or tribal government entity. Each team member must be either: (a) Citizens or permanent residents of the United States; or (b) private or non-federal public entities, such as townships, tribes, corporations, or other organizations that are incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States. A subsidiary of a foreign entity that is incorporated in the United States and that maintains a primary place of business in the United States is also eligible. To apply, parties interested in participating should visit www.solarinyourcommunity.org and fill out an application. Technical Assistance DOE and the Prize Administrator will provide a total of $2 million in technical assistance to selected teams. Prizes Select Teams will receive seed prizes based on criteria assessing the team's potential impact (40%), innovation (30%), and the team itself (30%). Final prizes will be determined through evaluation of teams' progress over the 18-month period of performance, their overall ability to create replicable, scalable, economically-sustainable business and financial models, and the innovativeness of their approach. The decisions of the judges are final and may not be challenged by participating teams. Issued in Washington, DC on November 17, 2016. 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the second time in 2018. TALIS is demonstration, and scaling of solar access to these underserved
sponsored by the Organization for innovative, replicable, and sustainable segments.
Economic Cooperation and business and financial models that can A $500,000 Grand Prize will be
Development (OECD). In the United successfully unlock solar access to these awarded to the best team that can most
States, TALIS is conducted by the underserved segments. A $500,000 successfully demonstrate a model and
National Center for Education Statistics Grand Prize will be awarded to the best plan to scale solar to low and moderate
(NCES), of the Institute of Education team that can most successfully income markets. Top teams will also
Sciences within the U.S. Department of demonstrate a model and plan to scale compete to receive four additional final
Education. TALIS 2018 will address solar to low and moderate income prizes totaling $500,000 based on their
teacher training and professional market segments. Other top teams will achievements and potential to scale up.
development, teachers’ appraisal, school compete to receive four final prizes In addition to competing for final prizes,
climate, school leadership, teachers’ totaling $500,000 based on their DOE will award selected teams a total
instructional approaches, and teachers’ achievements and potential to scale up. of $2 million in seed awards and $2
pedagogical practices. In February 2017, In addition to competing for final prizes, million in technical assistance. Seed
TALIS 2018 field test will be conducted DOE will award selected teams a total awards will be granted incrementally
to evaluate newly developed teacher of $2 million in seed awards and $2 based on milestones during the 18-
and school questionnaire items and test million in technical assistance month performance period.
the survey operations. NCES’s request to throughout an 18-month performance Two types of teams can participate in
recruit and conduct pre-survey activities period starting in April 2017 based on the Challenge: Project-focused and
for the 2017 field test sample, successful milestone completion. The program-focused teams. Both types of
administer the field test, and recruit rules for the Challenge can be found at teams will pursue solar efforts that
schools for the 2018 main study sample www.solarinyourcommunity.org. benefit LMI communities (e.g., residents
was approved in September 2016 (1850– of public housing), municipal
DATES: Submission to participate in the
0888 v.5). This request amends the governments (e.g., schools), or non-
Solar in Your Community Challenge profits (e.g., foodbanks) that aggregate to
TALIS 2018 Recruitment and Field Test started on November 18, 2016 and ends
record with the final versions of the 25kW–5MW in size.
on March 17, 2017. The 18-month Project teams will pursue a portfolio
adapted U.S. versions of the TALIS 2018 performance period starts in April 2017
field trial questionnaires. We are of new solar projects, while program-
and ends in October 2018. Final prizes teams will establish new initiatives that
announcing a second 30-day comment are expected to be announced in January
period for the TALIS 2018 Field Test to support and enable these types of
2019. All dates are subject to change. projects. Any entity can lead the project
include additional survey items in the
field test questionnaires, as recently ADDRESSES: To apply, parties interested teams, but the teams should include a
stipulated by OECD. in participating should visit wide range of partners (e.g., solar
www.solarinyourcommunity.org and fill developers, utilities, cities, financial
Dated: November 18, 2016. out an application. institutions, and community groups).
Kate Mullan, State, local, and/or tribal governments;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Acting Director, Information Collection financial institutions; or utilities should
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Odette Mucha, U.S. Department of
Energy, Mailstop EE–4S, 1000 lead the program-focused teams.
Officer, Office of Management.
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Independence Ave. SW., Washington, The Rules for Being Eligible To
DC 20585–0001. Telephone: (202) 287– Participate in the Competition
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1862, Email:
solar.community@ee.doe.gov. The Challenge is open only to: (a)
Citizens or permanent residents of the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States; and (b) private or non-
America COMPETES Reauthorization federal public entities, such as
Office of Energy Efficiency and Act of 2010 (America COMPETES), townships, tribes, corporations, or other
Renewable Energy Public Law 111–358, enacted January 4, organizations that are incorporated in
2011, authorizes Federal agencies to and maintain a primary place of
The SunShot Prize: Solar in Your issue competitions to stimulate business in the United States. DOE
Community Challenge innovations in technology, education, employees, employees of sponsoring
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and and science. organizations, members of their
Renewable Energy, Department of Subject of the Competition immediate families (spouses, children,
Energy (DOE). siblings, parents), and persons living in
ACTION: Notice; Release of prize The Solar in Your Community the same household as such persons,
competition rules and process to Challenge is a $5 million competition whether or not related, are not eligible
participate. sponsored by the U.S. Department of to participate in this competition.
Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Initiative and Federal entities and federal employees,
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy administered by State University of New acting within the scope of their
(DOE) gives notice of the official release York Polytechnic Institute. The goal is employment, are also not eligible to
of rules for the SunShot Prize: Solar in to expand solar access to underserved participate in any portion of this
Your Community Challenge. The Solar segments, specifically low-and- competition.
in your Community Challenge is a $5 moderate-income (LMI) communities,
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million prize competition to expand non-federal governments (i.e. state, Applicants Planning To Participate as
solar access to underserved segments, local, and tribal), and non-profit Part of a Team Must Meet the Following
specifically low-and-moderate-income organizations. The Challenge supports Qualifying Requirements
(LMI) communities; non-federal the creation, demonstration, and scaling A team must have a single legal entity
governments (i.e. state, local, and tribal), of innovative, replicable, and representing the entire team. This entity
and non-profit organizations. The sustainable business and financial shall be designated the Team Lead. The
Challenge supports the creation, models that can successfully unlock Team Lead is responsible for complying
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with all rules of this competition DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
including coordinating with its team (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
members, resolving any conflicts, Federal Energy Regulatory (202) 502–8659.
working with DOE and its prize Commission Dated: November 16, 2016.
administrator, participating according to [Docket No. ER17–357–000] Kimberly D. Bose,
the governing guidelines of the Secretary.
Marketplace, responsibly allocating MPower Energy; Supplemental Notice [FR Doc. 2016–28164 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]
resources, submitting all required That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
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materials throughout the competition, Includes Request for Blanket Section
and complying with all guidance and 204 Authorization
restrictions, including restrictions DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
This is a supplemental notice in the
around intellectual property.
above-referenced proceeding MPower
For program-focused teams only, the Energy’s application for market-based Federal Energy Regulatory
Team Lead should be an electric utility, rate authority, with an accompanying Commission
an electric co-operative, municipal rate tariff, noting that such application Notice of Application
power company, a financial institution, includes a request for blanket
or a state, local or tribal government authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC ..... Docket No.
entity. future issuances of securities and CP17–13–000
assumptions of liability. Columbia Natural Resources,
Each team member must be either: (a) LLC.
Citizens or permanent residents of the Any person desiring to intervene or to Core Appalachia Midstream, LLC.
United States; or (b) private or non- protest should file with the Federal
federal public entities, such as Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Take notice that on November 9,
townships, tribes, corporations, or other First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 2016, Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
organizations that are incorporated in in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 (Chesapeake), Columbia Natural
and maintain a primary place of of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Resources, LLC (CNR), (collectively
business in the United States. A and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and CNR/Chesapeake), 6100 N. Western
subsidiary of a foreign entity that is 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73118,
incorporated in the United States and intervene or protest must serve a copy filed an application for authority under
that maintains a primary place of of that document on the Applicant. section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
Notice is hereby given that the (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s
business in the United States is also
deadline for filing protests with regard regulations to abandon by sale a Limited
eligible.
to the applicant’s request for blanket Jurisdiction Certificate granted in
To apply, parties interested in authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Docket No. CP04–101–000.
participating should visit future issuances of securities and The Commission has previously
www.solarinyourcommunity.org and fill assumptions of liability, is December 6, determined that CNR/Chesapeake is not
out an application. 2016. a natural gas company, as defined in
The Commission encourages Section 2(6) of the NGA. CNR/
Technical Assistance
electronic submission of protests and Chesapeake states that it entered into a
DOE and the Prize Administrator will interventions in lieu of paper, using the Purchase and Sale Agreement on
provide a total of $2 million in technical FERC Online links at http:// September 19, 2016, in which CNR/
assistance to selected teams. www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic Chesapeake agreed to sell to TCFII Core
service, persons with Internet access LLC (Core) the non-jurisdictional
Prizes who will eFile a document and/or be Devonian Gas Gathering System located
listed as a contact for an intervenor in Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo,
Select Teams will receive seed prizes must create and validate an Raleigh, Roane, Wayne, and Wyoming
based on criteria assessing the team’s eRegistration account using the Counties in West Virginia, and Floyd,
potential impact (40%), innovation eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, and
(30%), and the team itself (30%). link to log on and submit the Pike Counties in Kentucky. CNR/
Final prizes will be determined intervention or protests. Chesapeake required the Limited
through evaluation of teams’ progress Persons unable to file electronically Jurisdiction Certificate to provide
over the 18-month period of should submit an original and 5 copies limited service to Mountaineer Gas
performance, their overall ability to of the intervention or protest to the Company d/b/a Allegheny Power
create replicable, scalable, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (Mountaineer).
economically-sustainable business and 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA
financial models, and the 20426. and Part 157 of the Commission’s
innovativeness of their approach. The The filings in the above-referenced regulations Core Appalachia Midstream,
decisions of the judges are final and proceeding are accessible in the LLC (Core Midstream) 200 Crescent
may not be challenged by participating Commission’s eLibrary system by Court, Suite 1040, Dallas, Texas 75201,
teams. clicking on the appropriate link in the a wholly-owned subsidiary of Core,
above list. They are also available for requests a Limited Jurisdiction
Issued in Washington, DC on November 17, Certificate authorizing continuation of
electronic review in the Commission’s
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2016.
Public Reference Room in Washington, the service authorized in the Certificate
Roland Risser, DC. There is an eSubscription link on for which CNR/Chesapeake requests
Deputy Assistant Secretary Renewable Power, the Web site that enables subscribers to abandonment authorization. Core
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable receive email notification when a Midstream states that the Limited
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. document is added to a subscribed Jurisdiction Certificate would enable it
[FR Doc. 2016–28235 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am] docket(s). For assistance with any FERC to transport gas on the Devonian Gas
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Online service, please email Gathering System to provide service to
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| Action | Notice; Release of prize competition rules and process to participate. | |
| Dates | Submission to participate in the Solar in Your Community Challenge started on November 18, 2016 and ends on March 17, 2017. The 18-month performance period starts in April 2017 and ends in October 2018. Final prizes are expected to be announced in January 2019. All dates are subject to change. | |
| Contact | Ms. Odette Mucha, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop EE-4S, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-0001. Telephone: (202) 287-1862, Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 84565 |
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