Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program - $53 Million

The purpose of this program is to increase the amount of installed renewable energy in Texas. Additionally, the purpose is to further develop Texas' renewable energy potential, assist in meeting the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard target of 10,000 megawatts by 2025 and advance the market for renewable technologies. Such technologies must abide by the SEP definition of renewable energy (non-depletable source of energy) and would include biomass, geothermal, solar, water (hydro) and wind.

This will be a statewide program and will be accomplished through a competitive grant process for governmental entities to install and demonstrate the effectiveness of commercially-available renewable energy technologies for electricity generation. Governmental entities may include units of state and local government, public schools, public colleges and universities, public hospitals and government-owned utilities. A specific minimum size has not been determined, as there are some entities in the state such as public schools that may want to install small-wind projects that may be less than 10KW. SECO may allow smaller systems under 10 KW at public institutions. However, no residential or commercial buildings will be eligible for funding.

Round II - Request for Application (RFA):

As of September 24, 2010, the Round II RFA for the Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program has closed.

• RFA Title: Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Stimulus Grant Program
• Agency Requisition Number: RE-AG2-2010

Round II - Key Dates	Date
Issuance of RFA	08/27/10
Deadline for Non-Mandatory Letters of Intent to Apply (2:00 p.m. CST)	09/03/10
Deadline for Submission of Questions (2:00 p.m. CST)	09/03/10
Official Responses to Questions from Potential Applicants (.doc, 128 KB)	09/10/10, or as soon thereafter as practical
Deadline for Submission of Applications (2:00 p.m. CST)	09/24/10 - Late applications will not be considered
Grant Agreement Execution / Commencement of Project	As soon as practical

*Dates may be subject to change

Round I: Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Awarded Projects

As of August 24, 2010, the Comptroller has awarded competitive federal stimulus grants to the following governmental entities. ARRA Funds Awarded, Match and/or Total Project amounts are not final until contract execution. Note that remaining applications may still be in review.

Award Amount	Governmental Entities
$2,200,000.00	University of North Texas - Denton
$2,200,000.00	The City of Lampasas
$2,000,000.00	St. Philip's College - San Antonio
$2,000,000.00	The City of Weslaco
$2,000,000.00	University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
$2,000,000.00	Carroll Independent School District - Grapevine
$1,998,800.00	City of Bedford - Public Library
$1,832,000.00	The University of Texas at Arlington
$1,713,326.20	The County of Cameron - Harlingen, San Benito, Brownsville
$1,594,369.75	Austin Community College (ACC) - Austin
$1,589,929.63	University of Texas - J.J. Pickle Research Campus
$1,526,474.88	Texas Southmost College (TSC) - Harlingen
$1,519,664.00	El Paso Water Utilities – Bustamante Waste Water Treatment Plant
$1,479,664.00	El Paso Water Utilities – Haskell Street Waste Water Treatment Plant
$1,325,549.00	Palacios Independent School District and Matagorda Independent School District
$1,352,525.00	The City of Houston
$1,320,326.00	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Region I
$1,301,501.00	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Region II
$1,199,472.00	El Paso Water Utilities – Fred Hervey Reclamation Plant
$1,158,316.00	The City of Irving - Irving Public Library
$1,121,208.00	The City of Duncanville
$1,080,000.00	University of Texas - San Antonio
$978,226.00	Texas State Technical College - Waco
$872,809.00	City of Grand Prairie
$827,883.00	Hopkins County - Sulphur Springs
$821,386.00	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin Headquarters
$799,939.00	Adjutant General's Department of Texas Military Forces at Camp Mabry Austin
$794,121.00	The University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
$750,000.00	Northeast Texas Community College - Denton
$572,400.00	The City of Addison
$564,000.00	The City of Seadrift
$551,200.00	Sinton Independent School District - Sinton
$497,350.00	West Texas A&M University - Canyon
$476,800.00	Shallowater Independent School District - Shallowater
$455,203.00	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Region III
$433,000.00	The City of San Antonio
$431,000.00	Texas State Technical College – Harlingen
$419,600.00	The City of Alpine
$311,396.83	The City of Horseshoe Bay
$260,500.00	University of North Texas - Dallas
$249,117.46	Munday Independent School District - Munday
$159,160.00	City of Henrietta
$143,074.00	Fort Worth Independent School District - Fort Worth
$95,000.00	The City of Sunset Valley - Austin area

Process and Selection Criteria: see details