DOER LBE Solar-Decarbonization Grant Application Form.xlsx
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This document is a grant application form for the Leading by Example Solar-Decarbonization Grant Program issued by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The program provides funding for state and local entities to implement solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The application form outlines the required project details, including system technology, size, generation estimates, utility information, procurement plans, project timeline, and cost breakdown. Applicants can also request additional funding for decarbonization measures such as heat pumps, building envelope upgrades, and other projects to support facility decarbonization.
The grant program provides incentives of up to $2,500,000 per solar PV system, with additional funding available for energy storage, EV charging, and projects located in Environmental Justice or Low-income Disadvantaged Communities. Applicants must provide detailed cost estimates, financing plans, and projected energy and emissions savings to qualify for the grant. The application deadline is June 30, 2027, and awarded grants will be between the DOER and the selected state entities.
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Introduction
| INSTRUCTIONS |
| Complete the Solar Application Form tab of this spreadsheet as well as the Decarbonization Form tab if applicable, and submit to DOER via email at LBE-grants@mass.gov. |
| IMPORTANT TO NOTE |
| Please refer to the Program Opportunity Notice (PON) for full details on grant eligibility, requirements, and evaluation criteria. |
| The deadline to submit an application for this PON is June 30, 2027. |
| All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted via email to LBE-grants@mass.gov. |
| Awarded grants will be between the DOER and the selected state entity(s). |
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Please submit any inquiries to LBE-grants@mass.gov with "LBE Solar-Decarbonization Grant" in the subject line |
| Additional program contacts: |
| Catie Snyder |
Deputy Director Department of Energy Resources LBE Division catie.snyder@mass.gov Sophia Vitello Data & Project Analyst Department of Energy Resources LBE Division sophia.vitello@mass.gov
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources 100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02114 http://www.mass.gov/doer Leading by Example Solar-Decarbonization Grant Program
PON-ENE-2025-004
Issued September 20, 2024
Solar Application Form
| 1) | Applicant Contact Information | Notes | ||
| Applicant Name: | ||||
| Agency/Campus: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
| E-mail: | ||||
| Phone: | ||||
| New Application or Update to Existing Application: | ||||
| Date of Submission (whether new or update): | ||||
| Project Title: | ||||
| Project Location (include specific lot or building, where applicable): | ||||
| Will project be located in an Environmental Justice (EJ) community or Low-income Disadvantaged Community (LIDAC)? | Please select from dropdown | |||
| Search the EEA statewide Environmental Justice Map here to determine if in an EJ community | Search the federal Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool here to determine if in a LIDAC | |||
| 2) | Solar PV Project, Metering, and Ownership Type | BTM: behind-the-meter | ||
| Please select from dropdown: | Please select type | FTM: front-of-meter |
3) Project Narrative:
Describe project details, including description of system, system location, project status and whether the project will be purusing SMART qualification or other incentives. In addition, please include any supplemental clean energy measures that will be undertaken onsite as part of this project or that have been implemented in the past. Similarly, for an innovative solar project, please describe what makes this project "innovative".
| 4) | Project Details | ||||
| A. Technology: | Please select from dropdown | ||||
| B. Size/Capacity (kW AC): | |||||
| C. Size/Capacity (kW DC): | |||||
| D. Size/Capacity (watts) (autopopulates): | 0 | ||||
| E. Projected Generation Year 1 (kWh) (autopopulates): | 0 | ||||
| i. Projected Generation over 20 Years (kWh) (autopopulates): | |||||
| F. Percentage of Generation to be Used Onsite: | |||||
| G. Total Site Electricity Consumption/Year (kWh): | |||||
| H. Electric utility, service area, and rate class: | |||||
| I. Utility basic service rate ($/kWh): | Basic service = supply, RPS, and admin costs | ||||
| J. Does this project include energy storage? | |||||
| If yes, please answer the following questions: | Please select from dropdown | ||||
| i. Nominal rated power capacity (kW) | |||||
| ii. Nominal useful energy capacity (kWh) | |||||
| iii. Please describe how the agency intends to use the energy storage system, including |
expected cycling per year
iv. Please describe any expected benefits from the energy storage system, such as type and amount of economic impacts, added resiliency, etc.
| v. If the energy storage system is being designed to provide energy resiliency benefits, please describe the system components that provide resilience, the loads being served during an outage and how these loads provide value to occupants/visitors/community and/or align with the facility's mission. | ||
| K. Please describe plans for any exported electricity, (i.e. net metering, on-bill credits, etc). If no exported electricity is expected, please describe how the system was designed to ensure this. | ||
| L. Please describe any expected interconnection challenges that have been identified in the pre-application report or through other measures: | ||
| M. Circuit name of the expected interconnection location (identified in pre-application report): | ||
| N. Procurement Plans (team, expected timeline, procurement methodology e.g. Chap. 149, Chap. 25a, agency RFR, etc) | ||
| O. For ground-mount projects, please describe how the project will meet the requirement for inclusion of pollinator-friendly plantings in the area around the solar PV system | ||
| P. Projected Timeline: | Please provide target dates for each section below: | |
| i. Planning/Design | ||
| ii. Procurement | ||
| iii. Construction Start | ||
| iv. Construction End | ||
| v. Projected Interconnection | ||
| 5) | Project Cost Information | |
| A. Total Project Cost (incl. interconnection if known): | ||
| B. Estimated Interconnection Cost (if known): | ||
| C. Total Estimated Cost/Watt: | ||
| i. Breakdown of Cost/Watt Solar: | ||
| ii. Breakdown of Cost/Watt Storage (if applicable): | ||
| D. Please describe any measures that have been taken to reduce the final project costs (e.g. minimal system add-ons, standardized design, etc): | ||
| E. If applicable, estimated SMART incentive rate (please identify expected SMART block, base incentive rate and type and amounts of any expected adders) | ||
| F. PPA Rate or AOBC Credit (before/without LBE Grant), if applicable: | ||
| G. PPA Rate or AOBC Credit (with LBE Grant), if applicable: | ||
| H. PPA Terms, if applicable (escalator, timeline of contract, lease payments, etc): | ||
| I. Has this grant already been factored into the PPA rate? If not, are there plans to use it to reduce the PPA rate? | ||
| J. If this project is a lease-only arrangement (i.e. the facility is not an off-taker for any of the electricity produced), please describe the terms of the agreement and benefits to the agency. | ||
| K. Other funding sources (please describe the degree to which funding has been secured): | ||
| 6) | EV Charging (for solar canopy projects only) | |
| A. If Level 2 Charging: Number of parking spaces covered by solar canopy |
(Level 2 are standard for this grant but can substitute Level 1 at a 3:1 port ratio - see 6B)
| B. If substituting Level 1 Charging: Number of parking spaces covered by solar canopy | ||||||
| C. Number of Level 2 charging ports required by this grant | 0 | |||||
| D. Number of Level 1 charging ports required by this grant | 0 | |||||
| E. Number of charging ports to be installed as part of this project | ||||||
| F. If fewer ports to be installed than required by grant, please provide justification | ||||||
| G. Number of Level 2 ports for which pre-wiring is required under this grant | 0 | |||||
| H. Number of Level 1 ports for which pre-wiring is required under this grant (if substituting for Level 2) | 0 | |||||
| I. Number of ports for which pre-wiring is included in this project | ||||||
| J. If fewer ports to be pre-wired for than required by grant, please provide justification | ||||||
| 7) | Grant Funding Requested | |||||
| Incentive ($/watt) ($/kW) | ||||||
| (autocalculates) | Total Incentive Requested | Maximum Incentive | ||||
| Solar PV System Incentive | $0 | $2,500,000 | ||||
| Storage System Incentive | $0 | |||||
| EVSE Incentive | $0 | |||||
| Eligible Matching Decarbonization Incentive | $0 | |||||
| EJ adder (if applicable) | $0 | |||||
| Total Solar + Storage + EVSE + EJ Adder | ||||||
| (as applicable) | $0 | |||||
| TOTAL | $0 | $0 | ||||
| 8) | Project Benefits for Site | |||||
| A. Estimated Energy Savings (kWh) |
(same as 4e above if using all electricity onsite):
| B. Projected Cost Savings & Revenue | Please provide estimates below: | |
| i. Annual avoided electricity costs from offset consumption: | ||
| ii. Annual avoided electrcity costs from net metering or on-bill credits: | ||
| iii. Annual demand charge savings: | ||
| iv. Annual capacity charge savings: | ||
| v. Annual SMART revenue (if applicable): | ||
| vi. Other savings or revenue: | ||
| Total annual projected benefits: | $0 | |
| C. Please describe any non-monetary benefits: | ||
| D. Please describe any related education & outreach efforts that will be used to highlight the benefits of solar to stakeholders, clients, community, or the general public: | ||
| 9) | REC Retirement: Embodied Carbon of Project | |
| Project type & REC retirement pathway | Please select from dropdown | |
| # of RECs to Retire (autocalculates): | -- |
New Application Update to Existing Application https://www.mass.gov/info-details/environmental-justice-populations-in-massachusettshttps://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/ Decarbonization Form
Completion of this tab is required for project proponents who are seeking to request the additional decarbonization funding offered through this Program.
| 1) | Project Information | Notes | |
| Project Title | |||
| Project Location | |||
| Please confirm decarbonization project will be located at same site as the solar project | Please select from dropdown | ||
| Project Category | Please select from dropdown |
2) Project Narrative:
Provide project details, including a description of project, its intended results, and how it either supports state facility decarbonization, and whether additional incentives are being sought for the project (e.g., utility funding). In addition, please include any supplemental clean energy measures that will be undertaken onsite as part of this project or that have been implemented in the past. If you have selected "Other projects to facilitate current or future decarbonization" above, please provide as much detail as possible about the scope of the project.
| 3) | Project Details | |
| Project Size (with units) | E.g., tons (heat pump), square footage (envelope), etc. | |
| Total Estimated Project Cost |
(Project quotes or cost estimates must be secured by the applicant prior to submission of an application to substantiate the funding request)
| Maximum Grant Incentive Available (autopopulates) | $0.00 | |
| Total Grant Incentive Requested | May not exceed the maximum incentive value in line 29. |
| 4) | Annual Project Benefits |
| Estimated annual energy savings (MMBtus) |
(if applicable)
| Estimated annual emissions reduction (MTCO2e) |
| Estimated annual cost savings |
| Please describe any non-monetary and non-emissions benefits |
RECs Source
| Inputs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total MW | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total kW DC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year 1 annual generation (kWh) from capacity | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total RECs in Year 1 | 0 | 1 REC = 1 MWh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total RECs in First 2 Years | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total RECs over 20 Years | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-Year Solar Generation Outlook | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Year 13 | Year 14 | Year 15 | Year 16 | Year 17 | Year 18 | Year 19 | Year 20 | Total |
| Solar generation kWh (0.5% annual degradation) | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 |
| MWh equivalent | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 |
| 20% of annual MWh | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 |
| 8% of annual MWh | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 |
| 20-Year Emissions Reduction Estimates | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Year 13 | Year 14 | Year 15 | Year 16 | Year 17 | Year 18 | Year 19 | Year 20 | Total |
| CECP projected grid emission factor (starts with FY24) (MTco2e per kwh) |
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| MTCO2 | 0.000245 | 0.000239 | 0.000225 | 0.000203 | 0.000182 | 0.000160 | 0.000139 | 0.000124 | 0.000116 | 0.000108 | 0.000100 | 0.000092 | 0.000084 | 0.000077 | 0.000070 | 0.000063 | 0.000057 | 0.000051 | 0.000047 | 0.000042 | |||
| Estimated emissions reduction based on generation (MTCO2e) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solar Canopy | Class I RECs | SMART |
| Purchase upfront | 0 | 0 |
| Retire upfront | 0 | -- |
| Retire over time | 0 | -- |
| Rooftop & ground-mount | Class I RECs | SMART |
| Purchase upfront | 0 | 0 |
| Retire upfront | 0 | -- |
| Retire over time | 0 | -- |
EPEAT Rooftop & Ground-mount 0
| EPEAT Canopy (25% redux) | Class I RECs | SMART |
| Purchase upfront | 0 | 0 |
| Retire upfront | 0 | -- |
| Retire over time | 0 | -- |
Solar Source
| Solar PV Project Type | Does this project include storage? | RECs |
| Please select type | Please select from dropdown | Please select from dropdown |
| Rooftop / State-owned / BTM | Yes | Canopy / Class I / Purchase upfront |
| Rooftop / State-owned / FTM | No | Canopy / Class I / Retire upfront |
| Rooftop / 3rd party-owned / BTM | Canopy / Class I / Retire over time | |
| Rooftop / 3rd party-owned / FTM | Project Detail Technology | Canopy / SMART / Purchase upfront |
| Ground-mount / State-owned / BTM | Please select from dropdown | Rooftop or ground-mount / Class I / Purchase upfront |
| Ground-mount / State-owned / FTM | Rooftop | Rooftop or ground-mount / Class I / Retire upfront |
| Ground-mount / 3rd party-owned / BTM | Ground-mount | Rooftop or ground-mount / Class I / Retire over time |
| Ground-mount / 3rd party-owned / FTM | Solar Canopy | Rooftop or ground-mount / SMART / Purchase upfront |
| Canopy / State-owned / BTM | Innovative Solar | EPEAT / Canopy / Class I / Purchase upfront |
| Canopy / State-owned / FTM | EPEAT /Canopy / Class I / Retire upfront | |
| Canopy / 3rd party-owned / BTM | EJC? | EPEAT / Canopy / Class I / Retire over time |
| Canopy / 3rd party-owned / FTM | Please select from dropdown | EPEAT / Canopy / SMART / Purchase upfront |
| Innovative Solar / State-owned / BTM | Yes | EPEAT / Roof or ground-mount |
| Innovative Solar / State-owned / FTM | No | |
| Innovative Solar / 3rd party-owned / BTM | ||
| Innovative Solar / 3rd party-owned / FTM |
Decarb Source
| Project Category |
| Please select from dropdown |
| Decarbonization conversion (i.e., heat pumps) |
| Site electrification preparation |
| Building envelope improvements |
| Other projects to facilitate current or future decarbonization |
| Same Site as Solar |
| Please select from dropdown |
| Yes |
| No |
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