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Biorefinery Repowering Assistance Program (Section 9004)
This program was created by the 2008 Farm Bill. It provides
financial incentives to existing rural biorefinery owners who want
to replace their fossil fuel-powered heat or power systems with
biomass-powered systems. (Biorefineries are defined as facilities
that primarily convert renewable biomass into liquid transportation biofuels.)
An independent feasibility study on the conversion is
required in support of each application. Rural Development will award
Section 9004
assistance to the most meritorious proposals via a national
competition. Awardees will receive payments of up to 50 percent of the
cost of their repowering project, not to exceed $5 million. The
incentive is paid 20 percent upon project completion and
semiannually thereafter at the rate of $0.50 per million BTU of biomass
energy produced for three years or until the award amount is
reached. In FY2011, approximately $25 million is available until
funds are expended.
Getting Started
Application Process and Forms
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Form RD 9004-1,
Repowering Assistance Program Application. (NOTE: Applications
for this program are sent directly to Washington, DC.)
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Form RD 9004-2,
Repowering Assistance Program Agreement
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Forms for grant applicants
- Follow this link to obtain the forms mentioned in the Federal
Register notice above.
Links
Rural Development-Oregon Energy
Portal - This site provides includes
links to other renewable energy and energy efficiency programs and
partners in
Oregon.
Oregon Contacts for Rural Energy Programs
State Office Contacts
Main Phone: (503) 414-3366
TDD: (503) 414-3387
Fax: (503) 414-3397
USDA Rural Development
Attn: Business & Co-op Programs
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Ste. 801
Portland, OR 97232-1274
Jeff Deiss, Oregon Business & Cooperatives Programs Director
(503) 414-3367
jeff.deiss@or.usda.gov
Don Hollis, State Renewable Energy Coordinator, Business Programs Specialist,
REAP
(541) 278-8049 ext. 129
don.hollis@or.usda.gov
John Holman, Business Programs Technician
(503) 414-3369
john.holman@or.usda.gov
Not from Oregon?
Find your local RD contact
Click here to sign up for e-mail notices about Repowering
opportunities.
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