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The Wyoming Energy Authority has been tasked with soliciting input regarding the disbursement of funds allocated to the Governor of Wyoming for the purposes of providing matching funds to energy projects in Wyoming, including but not limited to carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), hydrogen hub development, coal refining, renewable energy generation and energy storage.
Respondents are encouraged to provide any feedback and comments regarding the Governor’s Energy Matching Funds. This feedback may include specific project concepts or plans. This request is open to all interested stakeholders, including individuals and organizations, both public and private, who seek to participate in carbon capture grant programs through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Contact Glen Murrell, Executive Director, with any questions. Email glen.murrell@wyo.gov or call (307) 823-2845.
On behalf of the Western-Inter States Hydrogen Hub (WISHH), the Wyoming Energy Authority is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a prime contractor. This position will assist efforts across the four-state region to submit a proposal to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the funding opportunity announcement “Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs.” If awarded, the prime contractor will manage the implementation of the regional hydrogen hub project.
On February 23, 2022, Wyoming joined the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create the WISHH coalition. WISHH has been coordinating and developing a joint application for a regional clean hydrogen hub allocation in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
This RFP opens July 19, 2022, and closes August 16, 2022.
Read the complete Request for Proposals for more information. **PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF CORRECTIONS TO THE RFP.
Read the Q&A #1, Q&A #2, and Q&A #3.
To submit a proposal, please fill out this form.
The WEA is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) from research and technology providers and other interested entities seeking resources for the design and/or construction of a pilot project demonstrating hydrogen production and/or use from solid feedstock, such as coal, municipal waste, plastics or biomass, within the boundaries of Wyoming.
This program aims to make progress toward the construction of a project demonstrating the viability of hydrogen as a component of the Wyoming energy economy when sourced using solid feedstock. Hydrogen production using methods such as reformation, gasification, pyrolysis, or other conversion processes will be considered. Feedstocks including, but not limited to, coal, municipal waste, plastics and biomass will be considered. The project must leverage existing resources and infrastructure within Wyoming, test configurations of these resources and infrastructure to establish technical feasibility, and establish the economic viability of the project.
This RFP opens May 5, 2022, and closes August 5, 2022.
For more information, please watch the recording of our webinar on the RFP.
Please refer to questions regarding the RFP. Please read Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2.
Read the full Request for Proposals. To submit a proposal, please go fill out this form.
A virtual public hearing will be held on December 2, 2022 to present the finalists and to hear public comment.
Contact Glen Murrell, Executive Director, with any questions. Email glen.murrell@wyo.gov or call (307) 823-2845.
Wyoming Energy Authority has the ability to issue up to $3 billion in industrial revenue bonds for energy facilities and related supporting infrastructure that may include all facilities, structures and properties incidental and necessary or useful in the production or transmission of energy. This may include transmission lines, pipelines and export facilities. Wyoming Energy Authority does not currently have the authority to issue a bond on generation projects.
When Wyoming Energy Authority’s bonding authority is used, there is no cost and no risk to the state of Wyoming. Our bonds are sold on the private market to investors and any proceeds are used to finance projects.
To learn more about our bonding authority and process, please contact Glen Murrell, Wyoming Energy Authority Executive Director, by emailing glen.murrell@wyo.gov or calling 307-823-2845.
2022 State Energy Program Grants
The State Energy Program is currently offering grants for K-12 schools for lighting retrofits, local governments for energy efficiency retrofits, and small businesses for energy audits and retrofits. Applications for these Local Government and K-12 Schools programs will be open from April 1 – May 31, 2022. Applications for the Small Business programs are accepted on an ongoing basis and closed when funds are expended.
View the 2022 SEP Grant Programs Overview for full program details.
WYLite Energy Audit
K-12 Schools – Retrofit
Local Government Retrofit
Small Business Energy Audit and Retrofit
Agriculture and Rural Small Business Energy Audit Grants
Contact Patrick Millin or call 307-631-6652.
Transmission Facilitation Program
Funding Available: $2,500,000,000.00
To facilitate the construction of electric power transmission lines and related facilities to enable greater clean energy growth and provide low-cost clean energy to more Americans.
To facilitate eligible projects, the Secretary may– (A) enter into a capacity contract with respect to an eligible project with the objective of reselling that capacity once the financial viability of the project has been established; (B) issue a loan to an eligible entity for the costs of carrying out an eligible project; or (C) participate with an eligible entity in designing, developing, constructing, operating, maintaining, or owning an eligible project
Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment DE-FOA-0002661
Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas
Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
In consultation with the Department of the Interior, to provide financial assistance to improve, in rural or remote areas of the United States, the resilience, safety, reliability, and availability of energy; and environmental protection from adverse impacts of energy generation.
Energy Performance Contracting is a process through which energy efficiency and capital improvement upgrades are funded by the energy and maintenance cost savings generated by the improvements themselves. Those cost savings are formally “captured” and used to pay back the funding source.
For more information on Energy Performance Contracting opportunities in Wyoming, contact Patrick Millin or call 307-631-6652.
Brian Solan
Business Leader Montana & Wyoming
406-461-7432
bsolan@ameresco.com
Steve Pride
Senior Vice President
812-492-3706
spride@energysystemsgroup.com
Gary Hughes
General Manager, Midwest Region
317-650-1439
ghughes@energysystemsgroup.com
William Travers, P.E.
Project Development Team Lead
602-418-4647
wtravers@noresco.com
Richard Seifert
310-963-4947
rseifert@noresco.com
Mike Fuentes
Division Manager
509-413-6227
mfuentes@apollosolutionsgroup.com
Doug Hargrave
President
303-942-1684
dhargrave@iconergyCO.com
Carl Hurst
Director
720-556-6838
churst@iconergyco.com
Dan Gacnik
Business Development Manager
303-215-4048
dang@mckinstry.com
Leslie Larocque
Vice President
303-215-4044
lesliel@mckinstry.com
Wyoming Energy Authority leverages opportunities and resources from outside Wyoming, including grants, bonding mechanisms, government programs and private partners to develop efforts conducive to the sustainability of the energy sector in Wyoming.
To explore capital opportunities for your project, please contact Glen Murrell, Wyoming Energy Authority Executive Director, by emailing glen.murrell@wyo.gov or by calling
307-823-2845.
Energy Performance Contracting is a process through which energy efficiency and capital improvement upgrades are funded by the energy and maintenance cost savings generated by the improvements themselves. Those cost savings are formally “captured” and used to pay back the funding source.
For more information on Energy Performance Contracting opportunities in Wyoming, contact Jami Blosmo jami.blosmo@wyo.gov or call 307-635-3573.
