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Urban Electric Power (UEP) seeks to deploy two long duration energy storage systems (LDESS) using its patented rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide (ZnMnO2) battery technology to provide two (2) identical LDESS with an aggregate of 600kW of discharge power for approximately 12 hours.

UEP is teaming with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), a utility with expertise in clean energy technologies, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), who will provide technical, utility, and industry expertise and guidance.

The LDESS will be manufactured at UEP’s Pearl River, NY, factory, and installed behind-the-meter (BTM) at two regionally diverse sites in New York State to demonstrate the technology’s viability in varying geographies, climates, and population densities.

One LDESS will be at the State University of New York at Oneonta, NY (SUNY Oneonta) and the second at a facility operated by the County of Westchester (Westchester County).

Urban Electric Power

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) IS RELEASING THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) TO SOLICIT LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE (LDES) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENERGY ACT OF 2020. THIS $349 MILLION EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON THE DEMONSTRATION OF LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS1 FOR LITHIUM AND NON-LITHIUM-BASED ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3201(C) AND (D) OF THE ENERGY ACT 2020 AND THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022. THIS INVESTMENT IS ALIGNED WITH DOE’S ENERGY STORAGE GRAND CHALLENGE2 AND WILL BE CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING THE DEPARTMENT-WIDE LONG DURATION STORAGE SHOT3 GOAL OF REDUCING THE COST OF GRID-SCALE ENERGY STORAGE BY 90% WITHIN THE DECADE AND SUPPORTS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S GOAL TO ACHIEVE A CARBON-FREE ELECTRIC GRID BY 2035 AND A NET ZERO EMISSIONS ECONOMY BY 2050. THESE LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE DEMONSTRATIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE RESILIENT, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND CLEANER ELECTRICAL GRID, AND GENERALLY TO BUILDING CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS FOA AIMS TO FUND PROJECTS THAT WILL OVERCOME THE TECHNICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS THAT EXIST FOR FULL-SCALE DEPLOYMENT WITH A FOCUS ON A RANGE OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY TYPES FOR A DIVERSE SET OF REGIONS. LDES PROJECTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY GENERATE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL BENEFITS. PROJECTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO CARRY OUT MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY AND LABOR ENGAGEMENT; INVEST IN AMERICA’S WORKFORCE BY CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS WITH THE FREE AND FAIR CHOICE TO JOIN A UNION; ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY; AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT’S JUSTICE40 INITIATIVE GOAL THAT 40% OF THE OVERALL BENEFITS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE IN CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY, FLOW TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. DOE HAS DEFINED A FOUR-PHASE STRUCTURE FOR LDES DEMONSTRATIONS. PHASE 1 – DETAILED PROJECT PLANNING WILL ENCOMPASS INITIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE THAT THE OVERALL LDES DEMONSTRATION CONCEPT IS TECHNOLOGICALLY AND FINANCIALLY VIABLE, WITH BUY-IN FROM RELEVANT LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. PHASE 2 – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PERMITTING, AND FINANCING WILL FINALIZE ENGINEERING DESIGNS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SITE ACCESS, COMMUNITY AND LABOR AGREEMENTS, PERMITTING, OFFTAKE AGREEMENTS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. PHASE 3 – INSTALLATION, INTEGRATION, AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN INSTALLATION, INTEGRATION, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH A FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITY AND LABOR ENGAGEMENT. 1 LONG -DURATION ENERGY STORAGE IS DEFINED AS ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DISCHARGING FOR OVER 10 HOURS. 2 HTTPS://WWW.ENERGY.GOV/ENERGY-STORAGE-GRAND-CHALLENGE/ENERGY-STORAGE-GRAND-CHALLENGE 3 HTTPS://WWW.ENERGY.GOV/EERE/LONG-DURATION-STORAGE-SHOT

81.255 - Clean Energy Demonstrations

Department of Energy (DOE)

Pearl River, New York 10965-1298 United States

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BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW: LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE DEMONSTRATIONS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0002867)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 70% from $8,286,231 to $14,106,880.