*The new Title 17 Guidelines for the Clean Energy Financing Program* update project eligibility, application requirements, and evaluation criteria, consolidating several existing requests into one easy-to-read document.

Notably, the updated guidance also includes new authorities established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, including the new Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR, Section 1706) authority and a new category of financing under the existing Section 1703 program for projects supported by a State Energy Financing Institution (SEFI).

Under the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program, LPO can finance projects in the United States that support the deployment of clean energy and the reinvestment of energy infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Title 17 was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and has since been amended, most recently by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. The legislation expanded the scope of Title 17 to include certain state-sponsored projects and projects that reinvest in existing energy infrastructure and it leverages additional borrowing powers and financing available for projects involving innovative energy technologies.

_PROJECT CATEGORIES:_

There are four project categories within the Title 17 clean energy financing program:

*•* *Innovative energy projects:* https://www.energy.gov/LPO/Innovative
*•* *Innovative Supply Chain Projects:* https://www.energy.gov/LPO/Innovative
*•* *State Energy Financing Agency (SEFI) Supported Projects:* https://www.energy.gov/LPO/SEFI
*•* *Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Projects (EIR):* https://www.energy.gov/LPO/EIR

_LEARN MORE:_

*•* See the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing homepage for more information: https://www.energy.gov/LPO/clean-energy
*•* If you have any questions, please contact the LPO team: https://www.energy.gov/LPO/Contact-Us
*•* Request a free, no-obligation pre-application consultation: https://www.energy.gov/LPO/Pre-App

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