DOER PON-ENE-2024-018 LBE Equipment Decarbonization Grant Application 11.6.24.xlsx

XLSX spreadsheet 113 KB Posted Dec 4, 2024

Attached to: LBE Equipment Decarbonization Grant Program for State Entities
Solicitation number: BD-25-1041-ENE01-ENE01-109842
Issued by: Massachusetts

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This is a grant application form from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for the 2024 Leading by Example Decarbonization Grant Program for State Entities (PON-ENE-2024-018), issued March 11, 2024, and amended August 9, 2024. The program seeks to fund equipment decarbonization projects across four categories: space heating, water heating, facilities/maintenance/operations/landscaping equipment, and commercial kitchen equipment. Applicants must submit a Statement of Interest (Attachment A) and receive written notice to proceed before submitting the full application form to LBE-Grants@mass.gov.

The application requires detailed project cost breakdowns, including total initial costs, utility incentives, and grant funding calculations. Projects located in disadvantaged communities qualify for additional funding through a Climate & Justice Adder. All projects must meet specific performance standards, including ENERGY STAR certification where applicable, and comply with Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements unless a waiver is requested. Applicants must pursue available Mass Save and other external incentives before applying for grant funding. The form includes calculations for energy savings, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and cost savings for each project type.

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Application Intro

INSTRUCTIONS

To submit, please email this application form along with a copy of the proposal from selected vendor(s) to LBE-Grants@mass.gov. The proposal must include a detailed breakdown of associated project costs.

Please note that a Statement of Interest (Attachment A) must be submitted and written notice to proceed received from DOER prior to the submission of an application form.

If you have any questions, please contact LBE-Grants@mass.gov.

1) Applicant Contact Information

	Name:
	Agency/Campus:
	Title:
	E-mail:
	Phone:
	New Application or Update to Existing Application:
	Date of Submission (whether new or updated):
2)	Electrification Project Type (select all that apply):

Please fill out the corresponding tab(s) for the selected project type(s):
	Space heating
	Water heating
	Facilities, maintenance, operations, and/or landscaping equipment
	Commercial kitchen equipment

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources 100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02114 http://www.mass.gov/doer http://www.mass.gov/doerAttachment B: Application Form 2024 DOER Leading by Example Decarbonization Grant Program for State Entities

PON-ENE-2024-018

Issued March 11, 2024 Amended August 9, 2024 Application Form Updated November 6, 2024 New Application Update to Existing Application Space heating Water heating Facilities, Maintenance, Operations, and/or Landscaping Equipment Commercial kitchen equipment mailto:LBE-Grants@mass.gov Space Heating

	NOTE: Fields in yellow highlighting will automatically populate based on other inputs
1)	Project Details		Use This Column to Add Any Additional Comments to Form Fields
	Project Title:
	Project Location/Address (including building name):
	Project Square Footage (conditioned space):
	To determine if project is located in disadvantaged community, please see the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool here
	Project located in disadvantaged community:	Please Select
	Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
	Replacement equipment type:
	Replacement equipment unit size:
	# of replacement units to be installed:
	Project Performance Standards Met (must meet standards defined in APS unless determined to be too restrictive or financially burdensome):

Based on selected vendor proposal, does equipment meet BABAA requirements?

Brief project narrative/description:

Procurement method:

2)	Estimated Project Savings
	Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
	Avg. annual fuel usage

(existing system)

Vitello, Sophia (ENE): Please use native units if possible (oil = gallons, natural gas = therms, propane = gallons)	0			Unit:	Please Select
	Estimated annual energy savings	LBE estimated annual electricity use (kWh):	ERROR:#N/A
		Cost Savings:
	LBE estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (MTCO2e):		ERROR:#N/A

	3)	Project Cost & Grant Funding
		Total initial project cost:				NOTE: If eligible, projects must take advantage of available Mass Save incentives
		Utility or other available external incentives:		Please note incentive program (see section 4):
		Project cost eligible for grant funding (total less incentives):	$0
		Base grant amount:	$0
		Climate & Justice Adder
(if applicable):		$0
		Total grant funding:	$0	Total project cost (less grant funding & incentives):	$0
	4)	External Funding
		This Program requires that applicants must apply for, or agree to apply for (e.g., in the case of utility post-purchase rebates), external funding prior to applying for this Program. Please outline efforts made to obtain external funding and any related information below.

Performance & sustainability standards defined by DOER Alternative Portfolio Standard (APS) ENERGY STAR Certified Yes No, we will be requesting a BABAA waiver Meets Mass Save specifications (if using Mass Save incentives) Is included on the current Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Cold Climate Ait-Source Heat Pump Specification Product List https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/ Water Heating

	NOTE: Fields in yellow highlighting will automatically populate based on other inputs
1)	Project Details		Use This Column to Add Any Additional Comments to Form Fields
	Project Title:
	Project Location/Address (including building name):
	Project Square Footage (space served by water heater):
	To determine if project is located in disadvantaged community, please see the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool here
	Project located in disadvantaged community:	Please Select
	Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
	Replacement equipment type:
	Replacement equipment unit size:
	# of replacement units to be installed:
	Project performance Standards Met (must be ENERGY STAR Certified):
	Based on selected vendor proposal, does equipment meet BABAA requirements?
	Brief project narrative/description:
	Procurement method:

2)	Estimated Project Savings
	Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
	Avg. annual fuel usage

(existing system)

Vitello, Sophia (ENE): Please use native units if possible (oil = gallons, natural gas = therms, propane = gallons)	0			Unit:	Please Select
	Estimated annual energy savings	LBE estimated annual electricity use (kWh):	ERROR:#N/A
		Cost Savings:
	LBE estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (MTCO2e):		ERROR:#N/A

	3)	Project Cost & Grant Funding
		Total initial project cost:				NOTE: If eligible, projects must take advantage of available Mass Save incentives
		Utility or other available incentives:		Please note incentive program (see section 4):
		Project cost eligible for grant funding (total less incentives):	$0
		Base grant amount:	$0
		Climate & Justice Adder
(if applicable):		$0
		Total grant funding:	$0	Total project cost (less grant funding & incentives):	$0
	4)	External Funding
		This Program requires that applicants must apply for, or agree to apply for (e.g., in the case of utility post-purchase rebates), external funding prior to applying for this Program. Please outline efforts made to obtain external funding and any related information below.

Yes No, we will be requesting a BABAA waiver Meets Mass Save specifications (if using Mass Save incentives) https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/ Fac, Maint, Ops, and Land Equip NOTE: Fields in yellow highlighting will automatically populate based on other inputs

1)	Project Details		Use This Column to Add Any Additional Comments to Form Fields
	Project Title:
	Main Site for Equipment Use (site name & address):
	To determine if project is located in disadvantaged community, please see the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool here
	Project located in disadvantaged community:	Please Select
	Proposed equipment types. Please insert information on the type of equipment (brand) and cost per unit below

(please list all):

	# Units per equipment		e.g. Husqvarna T542i XP - $500
	# Units per equipment		e.g. Mean Green EVO 96 - $64,999.99
	Total # of units:	0
	Indicate whether selected equipment meets any of the following:
	Will a pollinator habitat be created as part of this project?		Please Select
	Pollinator habitat size
(in acres) (if applicable):				<< Please enter your reponse in numbers, not text
	Brief project description (including equipment and pollinator habitat:

	Procurement method:
2)	Facilities Maintenance, Operations, Landscaping Equipment Practices
	Please describe how facilities maintenance, operations, and/or landscaping practices will account for electric equipment, including but not limited to retraining staff who will be using the BPLE, availability of existing or new equipment charging infrastructure, equipment storage and maintenance strategy, how charging costs will be mitigated (e.g., off-peak hours), estimated fuel savings, any initial operational adjustments to be implemented (e.g., reducing number of hours on landscaping services per day to account for battery run times), as well as any parallel plans to reduce overall mowing or create pollinator habitat.

3)	Estimated Project Savings
	Instructions for Section 3:
	The following section includes cost and emissions savings information by category. Each equipment category has its own table for calculations. There are three categories an applicant's equipment could fall into: (1) equipment that can be found in the LBE-OSD Battery Powered Landscaping Equipment Cost Savings calculator should be entered in Table 3a below; (2) electric utility vehicles, which can be included in Table 3b below; and (3) any equipment that does not fall under the first two categories may be included in Table 3c below.

For all tables, applicants must fill out the equipment type at the top. This should match the input the applicant placed in Section 1 under proposed equipment types. In addition, for all tables, applicants must enter one proposed piece of equipment per table. If they need more, they can copy and paste the table to make more. Applicants should also input whether each piece of equipment is a replacement of an existing piece and or a new procurement. Regardless of whether it is a replacement or procurement, applicants should enter the existing fuel type, as either the true existing fuel type or the fuel type of the non-electric piece of equipment that the applicant would have gotten instead.

Table 3a: If an applicant can find their proposed equipment in the Battery Powered Landscaping Equipment Cost Savings calculator, they should use the calculator as instructed on the first tab of the calculator's excel file. Once they have entered their values into the calculator, they must list the existing fuel type, the cost savings the calculator estimated, and the annual relative GHG emissions reduction (in lbs of CO2e) that the calculator has estimated into Table 3a.

Table 3b: If an applicant has included an electric utility vehicle on their application, they must use the electric utility vehicle table (Table 3b). Enter the existing fuel type of the existing vehicle, the average annual fuel usage of the existing system, and the estimated annual cost savings. The formulas in the table will automatically calculate the rest of the cells (any cells with a yellow header).

Table 3c: If an applicant cannot find the equipment they are seeking to procure in the calculator and it is not an electric utility vehicle, then applicants can use the last table (Table 3c). Applicants should fill out any cells with a grey header. For the existing equipment portion of this table, this includes: existing fuel type, average annual fuel usage, and estimated fuel cost. For the proposed equipment portion of this table, this includes: the hours per day, days per month, and months per year that the equipment will be used, the battery capacity of the proposed equipment in kWh, and the electricity cost at the site where the equipment would be charged and kept. The LBE team will make the relevant calculation in the two boxes with orange headers. The cells with yellow headers will be calcaluated automatically when the corresponding cells are filled.

Table 3a	For equipment found in the BPLE calculator	copy and paste the cells in Table 3a beneath the existing Table 3a if needed to match the number of equipment listed in this application
	Replacement or New Equipment?
	Proposed Equipment Type
	Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
	Estimated cost savings:
	Estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (lbs of CO2e):
	LBE estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (MTCO2e):	0

	Table 3b	For electric utility vehicles		copy and paste the cells in Table 3b beneath the existing Table 3b if needed to match the number of equipment listed in this application
		Replacement or New Equipment?
		Proposed Equipment Type
		Existing Fuel Type:		Please Select
		Avg. annual fuel usage
(existing system) (gallons)		0			Unit:	Gallons
		Estimated annual energy savings	LBE estimated annual electricity use (kWh):	ERROR:#N/A
			Cost Savings:
		LBE estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (MTCO2e):		ERROR:#N/A

	Table 3c	For equipment not found in the LBE Calculator and not EUVs	copy and paste the cells in Table 3c beneath the existing Table 3c if needed to match the number of equipment listed in this application
		Existing Equipment
		Replacement or New Equipment?
		Equipment Type
		Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
		Avg. annual fuel usage
(existing system) (gallons)				Unit:	Gallons
		Estimated Annual Fuel Cost

		LBE estimated annual relative GHG fossil fuel emissions (MTCO2e):	ERROR:#N/A
		Proposed Equipment
		Hours of Operation
		Hours per day	Battery Capacity of proposed equpment in kWh	Elecrtricity Cost at Site
		Days per month
		Months per year
		Estimated Annual Electricity Cost:	LBE to fill out
		LBE estimated annual relative GHG electricity emissions (MTCO2e):	LBE to fill out
		Savings
		Cost Savings
		LBE estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (MTCO2e):	ERROR:#N/A
	4)	Project Cost & Grant Funding
		Handheld equipment, push mowers, push snow throwers, etc. initial project cost:
		Ride-on mower, electric utility vehicle, etc. initial project cost:
		Utility incentives for handheld equipment, push mowers, push throwers:		Please note incentive program (see section 4):		NOTE: If eligible, projects must take advantage of available Mass Save incentives
		Utility incentives for ride-on mowers and/or electric utility vehicles:		Please note incentive program (see section 4):
		Project cost eligible for grant funding (total less incentives):	$0
		Base grant amount:	$0
		Climate & Justice Adder
(if applicable):		$0
		Pollinator Habitat Creation Adder
(if applicable):		$0
		Total grant funding:	$0	Total project cost (less grant funding & incentives):	$0

5)	External Funding
	This Program requires that applicants must apply for, or agree to apply for (e.g., in the case of utility post-purchase rebates), external funding prior to applying for this Program. Please outline efforts made to obtain external funding and any related information below.

Commercial Grade Batterry-Powered Landscape Equipment Specifications (developed by OSD) AFTC Field Certified Meets Mass Save specifications (if using Mass Save incentives) https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/https://www.mass.gov/doc/commercial-battery-powered-electric-lawn-and-garden-equipment-calculator/download Kitchen Equipment NOTE: Fields in yellow highlighting will automatically populate based on other inputs

1)	Project Details		Use This Column to Add Any Additional Comments to Form Fields
	Project Title:
	Projection Location (site/building name & address):
	To determine if project is located in disadvantaged community, please see the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool here
	Project located in disadvantaged community:	Please Select
	Proposed equipment types

(please list all):

# of units:

Project performance standards met (must be ENERGY STAR Certified):

Brief project description:

2)	Estimated Project Savings
	Existing Equipment
	Proposed Equipment Type
	Existing Fuel Type:	Please Select
	Avg. annual fuel usage

(existing system)

Vitello, Sophia (ENE): Please use native units if possible (oil = gallons, natural gas = therms, propane = gallons)		Unit:	Therms
	Estimated Annual Fuel Cost

LBE estimated annual relative GHG fossil fuel emissions (MTCO2e):	ERROR:#N/A
Proposed Equipment
Hours of Operation
Hours per day	Battery Capacity of proposed equpment in kWh	Elecrtricity Cost at Site
Days per month
Months per year
Estimated Annual Electricity Cost:	LBE to fill out
LBE estimated annual relative GHG electricity emissions (MTCO2e):	LBE to fill out
Savings
Cost Savings	ERROR:#VALUE!
LBE estimated annual relative GHG emissions reduction (MTCO2e):	ERROR:#N/A

	3)	Project Cost & Grant Funding
		Total initial project cost:				NOTE: If eligible, projects must take advantage of available Mass Save incentives
		Utility or other available incentives:		Please note incentive program (see section 4):
		Project cost eligible for grant funding (total less incentives):	$0
		Base grant amount:	$0
		Climate & Justice Adder
(if applicable):		$0
		Total grant funding:	$0	Total project cost (less grant funding & incentives):	$0
	4)	External Funding
		This Program requires that applicants must apply for, or agree to apply for (e.g., in the case of utility post-purchase rebates), external funding prior to applying for this Program. Please outline efforts made to obtain external funding and any related information below.

Meets Mass Save specifications (if using Mass Save incentives) https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/ Source

Space & Water Heating	BPLE & Kitchen Equipment	Emissions Calculations
Project in disadvantaged community	C&J Community & Pollinator Creation	oil 2	0.010201368
Please Select	Please Select	ng	0.005319097
Yes	Yes	propane	0.005797229
No	No	electricity (fy23)	0.000269
		gasoline	0.009078603
Existing Fuel Type	Existing Kitchen Equipment Fuel Type	diesel	0.010342067
Please Select	Please Select
Oil	Natural Gas
Natural Gas	Propane
Propane	Other (please specify in notes column)
Electric Resistance
	Existing BPLE Fuel Type
Energy savings unit	Please Select
Please Select	Diesel
Gallons	Gasoline
Therms
CCF
kWh
Other (please specify in notes column)

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