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Reaching 100% Criticality, Plant Vogtle’s Unit 3 Reactor Brings the U.S. One Step Closer to a ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
The reactors will not only provide clean and reliable power to millions of homes and businesses in the Southeast but will also help to rebuild our nation’s nuclear workforce and future supply chain.
May 30, 2023
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LPO Tech Talk: Hydrogen
This Tech Talk highlights how LPO can support projects across the clean hydrogen supply chain and for versatile end uses, including energy storage, advanced transportation, and more.
May 25, 2023
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Title 17 Applicant Fees and Costs
DOE releases its interpretation of the Energy Act of 2020 amendments that clarifies the categories of fees it will collect at the financial closing of a Title 17 loan guarantee, as well as the other fees and charges it may collect from a Borrower.
May 22, 2023
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LPO’s Updated Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program Guidance Connects Eligible Projects to New Financing Opportunities as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
The updated Prgm. Guidance for the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program can provide a total principal amount of over approximately $300 billion in loan guarantees for clean energy, facility decarbonization & energy infrastructure reinvestment projects
May 19, 2023
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ABOUT LPO

LPO has loans and loan guarantees available to help deploy innovative clean energy, advanced transportation, and tribal energy projects in the United States. Over the past decade, LPO has closed more than $30 billion of deals across a variety of energy sectors. Review our overview and subscribe to our newsletter to keep informed about the program.

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FOR POTENTIAL BORROWERS

LPO provides debt financing for the commercial deployment of large-scale energy projects; however, for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) and smaller projects, other offices within DOE offer funding and financing opportunities. For example, the Homeowner’s Guide to Going Solar provides valuable information from DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office about financing home and small commercial solar systems.

Potential applicants are encouraged to engage directly with DOE's Loan Programs Office (LPO) for no-fee, no-commitment consultations to discuss their proposed project and learn about LPO's process before formally applying. During the consultations, LPO will work with you to determine whether the project is eligible for a loan or loan guarantee. See the Request a Pre-Application Consultation page to learn more.

To learn more about how LPO likes to work with borrowers and how to eventually apply, visit the LPO Process page. 

AVAILABLE LOANS & LOAN GUARANTEES

Title 17 Clean Energy Financing
Under the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program, LPO can provide loan guarantees for projects in the United States that support clean energy deployment and energy infrastructure reinvestment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
Innovative Energy and Innovative Supply Chain
Clean Energy Financing for projects that deploy innovative clean energy technologies at commercial scale (Innovative Energy) Or Employ innovative manufacturing processes or manufacture innovative technologies at commercial scale (Innovative Supply Chain)
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT
The Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program (Section 1706) guarantees loans to projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations or enable operating energy infrastructure to run more cleanly.
STATE ENERGY FINANCING INSTITUTIONS (SEFI)-SUPPORTED PROJECTS
Through the SEFI category of the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program, LPO can provide additional financial support to projects that align federal energy priorities with those of U.S. states
Tribal Energy Financing
Direct loans and partial loan guarantees for tribal energy development projects
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program
Direct loans to support U.S. manufacturing of fuel-efficient, advanced technology vehicles and qualifying components
CIFIA
Loan guarantees and grants to deploy carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure

PORTFOLIO

U.S. map with pins on LPO project locations

LPO manages a portfolio comprising more than $30 billion of loans, loan guarantees, and conditional commitments covering more than 30 projects. Overall these loans and loan guarantees have resulted in more than $50 billion in total project investment.

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