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GFO-22-501 – Advancing Window Retrofits and Reducing Fireplace Air Leaks to Improve Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings

CA Energy Commission · 14462

Eligibility details

This solicitation is open to all public and private entities. Demonstration projects in this solicitation must be located in the service territory of a California gas Investor-Owned Utility (Gas IOU), which includes Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Gas Company. All projects in this solicitation must benefit Gas IOU ratepayers.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 20%. Match funding for Group 1 is required in the amount of at least 20% of the requested project funds. If the demonstration is in an under-resourced community and demonstrates how the project will benefit the community, the match requirement is waived. Match funding is not required for Group 2 of this solicitation. However, applications that include match funding will receive additional points during the scoring phase.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund energy efficiency research to advance high-performance windows in existing commercial buildings and reduce air and energy leakage in existing residential wood-burning and gas fireplaces. California’s existing building stock includes almost 14 million single family and multi-family units and nearly 7.5 billion square feet of commercial building space. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that 40 percent of current commercial buildings and over 60 percent of current residential buildings will still exist in 2050. Although California’s Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) requirements increase efficiency over time, existing building stock can be very leaky and inefficient, especially older buildings built prior to the energy code. Addressing envelope retrofits in existing buildings to improve energy efficiency results in greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and is necessary to help California meet its decarbonization goals. The goal of this solicitation is to reduce GHG emissions by reducing energy use for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). This solicitation has two funding groups: Group 1: High-Performance Window Retrofits for Commercial Buildings.Group 2: Strategies to Reduce Fireplace Air Leaks in Residential Buildings.

Funding geography: All projects in this solicitation must benefit Gas IOU ratepayers.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.