2016-2017 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

The 2016-2017 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program guides the allocation of program funding for fiscal year 2016-2017. This 2016-2017 Investment Plan Update covers the eighth year of the program and reflects laws, executive orders, and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, petroleum dependence, and criteria emissions. It details how the California Energy Commission determines the goal-driven priorities of the program by incorporating input from stakeholders and the program Advisory Committee and analyzing project opportunities for funding. These priorities are consistent with the overall goal of the program “to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state’s climate change policies.”

This 2016-2017 Investment Plan Update establishes recommended funding allocations based on the identified needs and opportunities of a variety of alternative fuels and vehicle technologies. As an update, the 2016-2017 Investment Plan Update relies on the narrative and analyses developed in previous investment plans, most recently the 2015- 2016 Investment Plan Update.

This lead commissioner report represents the third step in the development of the 2016-2017 Investment Plan Update.