- Public School Districts
- Charter Schools
- County Offices of Education
- State Special Schools
More information is in the program opportunity notice for PON-22-001.
Projects with proven energy or demand cost savings or both are eligible. Examples of projects include:
- Lighting system upgrades.
- Pumps and motors.
- Streetlights and LED traffic signals.
- Energy management systems and equipment controls.
- Building insulation.
- Energy generation including renewable and combined-heat-and-power projects.
- Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment.
- Water and wastewater treatment equipment.
- Load-shifting projects, such as thermal energy storage.
- Energy storage systems.
- Electric vehicle charging infrastructure used to power public fleets.
Proposed projects must be technically and economically feasible.
More information is in the program opportunity notice for PON-22-001.
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until all the funds are awarded. Contact the California Energy Commission for funding availability before applying.
More information is in the program opportunity notice for PON-22-001.
The program opportunity notice for the zero percent loan program is PON-22-001, and is available to public school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and state special schools.
- Maximum loan amount is $3 million for energy efficiency, and energy generation projects, or $5 million for projects the incorporate electric vehicle charging infrastructure and/or energy storage systems.
- Loans must be repaid from energy cost savings or other legally available funds within a maximum of 20 years.
- Loans with a simple payback period greater than 20 years can be partially funded.
- The loan term cannot exceed the useful life of loan-funded equipment.
- Only approved project-related costs with invoices dated within the executed term of the loan are eligible to be reimbursed from loan funds.
- A promissory note and a loan agreement between the applicant and the California Energy Commission are all that are required to secure the loan.