LPO's EIR program is open for business. Interested applicants are invited to request a pre-application consultation. LPO’s Outreach and Business Development staff will meet with potential applicants and help them navigate the application process.
November 28, 2023
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The DOE Loan Programs Office Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR, section 1706) category of the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program is open for business.
Created by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, EIR financing can support projects that either: (1) retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations; provided that if the project involves electricity generation through the use of fossil fuels, it is required to have controls or technologies to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants and anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; or (2) projects that enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The scope of a project receiving EIR financing may include remediation of environmental damage associated with energy infrastructure.
For illustrative purposes only, examples of project types that could be eligible for EIR financing are available on LPO’s website. They are also available on pages 28-30 (“EIR Project Examples” and “Possible EIR Project Areas”) of the Program Guidance.
Interested applicants are invited to request a pre-application consultation at any time. LPO’s Outreach and Business Development staff will meet with potential applicants and provide step-by-step assistance to navigate the application process. Requestors should come prepared with a description of the proposed project and identified financing needs.
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Learn More
To learn more about how EIR can help the United States leverage its extensive energy infrastructure and skilled workforce to support the energy transformation, view the program page and download the handout.
Jigar Shah
Former Director, Loan Programs Office
Jigar Shah served as Director of the Loan Programs Office (LPO) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from March 2021 to January 2025. He led and directed LPO’s loan authority to support deployment of innovative clean energy, advanced transportation, and Tribal energy projects in the United States. Prior, Shah was co-founder and President at Generate Capital, where he focused on helping entrepreneurs accelerate decarbonization solutions through the use of low-cost infrastructure-as-a service financing. Prior to Generate Capital, Shah founded SunEdison, a company that pioneered “pay as you save” solar financing. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change.
Shah was also featured in TIME's list of the "100 Most Influential People" in 2024.
Originally from Illinois, Shah holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois-UC and an MBA from the University of Maryland College Park.