DEGD0000942
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Sunnova Energy Resiliency Accelerator (SERA)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) established the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) to administer a program focused on both residential and community-based energy resilience investments, including but not limited to solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage deployments, as well as community partnerships and other activities to grow Puerto Rico’s clean energy economy.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) established the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) to administer a program focused on both residential and community-based energy resilience investments, including but not limited to solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage deployments, as well as community partnerships and other activities to grow Puerto Rico’s clean energy economy.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) UNDER THE PUERTO RICO - ENERGY RESILIENCE FUND HAS THREE STRATEGIC GOALS: (1) ENHANCE ENERGY RESILIENCE FOR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE RAPID INSTALLATION OF ROOFTOP SOLAR PV AND BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THROUGH THIS FIRST FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, DOE AIMS TO INCENTIVIZE THE INSTALLATION OF ROUGHLY 30,000-40,000 RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS; (2) REDUCE ENERGY BURDEN (I.E., THE PERCENTAGE OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME SPENT ON ENERGY COSTS) FOR PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES; AND (3) SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE IN PUERTO RICO, AS WELL AS SUPPORT EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FOR BENEFICIARIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Guaynabo,
Puerto Rico
00966
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 04/30/24 to 12/20/28 and the total obligations have increased 281730% from $105,000 to $295,921,948.
Sunnova Energy was awarded
Sunnova SERA Grant: Boosting Puerto Rico's Energy Resilience
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000942
worth $281,125,850
from the Department of Energy in December 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Guaynabo Puerto Rico United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$14,796,098 (5.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Puerto Rico - Energy Resilience Fund.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/21/25
Period of Performance
12/21/23
Start Date
12/20/28
End Date
Funding Split
$281.1M
Federal Obligation
$14.8M
Non-Federal Obligation
$295.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000942
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000942
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
HUQJNJD1V3Z6
Awardee CAGE
9F2A0
Performance District
PR-98
Modified: 5/21/25