This solicitation invites applications for loan guarantees from the DOE for Transmission Infrastructure Investment Projects located in the US.  Projects that support the generation of power from renewable energy sources will receive special consideration.  An eligible project under this Solicitation shall consist of a complex electric transmission systems project located in the United States that: utilizes a commercial technology; is likely, to commence construction on or before September 30, 2011; cannot be financed from private sources on standard commercial terms and meets at least one of the following project criteria listed below:

• involves new or upgraded lines of at least 100 miles of 500 kilovolts or higher or 150 miles of 345 kilovolts.
• has at least 30 miles of transmission cable under water.
• has a high voltage direct current component.
• is a major interregional connector
• designated as a National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor by DOE
• associated with offshore generation, such as open ocean wave energy, ocean thermal, or offshore wind
• mitigates a substantial reliability risk for a major population center

Interested parties should check the website of the U.S. Department of Energy for complete details.

Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires extensive reporting from the prime recipients of Federal funding. Such recipient is required to report to DOE information relating to, among other things, numbers of jobs created and retained by the project, ten (10) days after the end of each calendar quarter.

Application must be made directly to the Department of Energy. The application is divided into two parts, namely a Part I and a more detailed Part II. 

An eligible applicant under this Solicitation includes any applicant meeting the definition of “Applicant” set forth in Section 609.2 of Attachment G and seeking a loan guarantee under Section 1705 of Title XVII for an Eligible Project under this Solicitation.