RRCA Waitlist

Program Summary
The Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) was a one-time State budget allocation of $30 million for local governments who permitted for and/or expect to host large renewable energy projects. This original amount has been fully allocated. However, the State of Michigan was awarded $129.1 million by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of which $90.4 million is for a refresh of the RRCA. This additional funding is currently pending Michigan Legislative appropriation approval. In the meantime, this RRCA Waitlist is for eligible local governments to submit applications to reserve "spots in line" for the pending refresh of the RRCA. This application is a waitlist and does not constitute an actual application for the RRCA. EGLE will reach out to applicants on this waitlist when funding becomes available to submit a full application.

RRCA Eligibility Requirements
Any municipality which hosts or permitted for any portion of an eligible renewable energy project may apply. An eligible project is a grid-connected wind, solar, or energy storage project in Michigan which received a land use permit or approved site use plan on or after October 1, 2023. All projects must be at least 50 MW, unless any wind energy is involved, in which case, a project must be at least 100 MW. All capacity values refer to nameplate capacity in alternating current.

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* 1. Municipality Information

Municipality Name

Address

City/ Township/ Village

State

ZIP

County

Name of person completing this application

Who should EGLE contact when more information is available? (Name, role, email of up to 2 contacts)

Federal ID # (TIN/EIN) [Optional for waitlist, but will be required for actual award]

Federal Unique Entity ID #/UEI [Optional for waitlist, but will be required for actual award]

State of Michigan SIGMA Vendor Self Service ID #[Optional for waitlist, but will be required for actual award]

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* 2. Megawatts involved
Please enter the following information about the number of megawatts your municipality is involved with.

Municipalities who both permitted for and will host their portion of an eligible project may waitlist for $5,000 per MW involved. Municipalities who will perform one of but not both of those tasks may waitlist for $2,500 per MW involved.

Permitting is the procurement and approval of a land use permit or approved site use plan for the eligible energy project (basically, the zoning authority). Hosting is the containment of the energy technology, now or in the future, within the smallest involved municipality's boundaries.

As an example, if an energy project is in a Township that uses County zoning, the Township would be the host and the County would be the permitter. A Township which conducts its own zoning would be both host and permitter.

For the purpose of the waitlist, the following answers may be estimates.

If you have multiple energy projects, fill out a separate Waitlist application for each of them.

What is the energy project's name and total nameplate capacity?

How many of the megawatts did your local government permit/host for?

For the above portion, was your local government the host, the permitter, or both?

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* 3. Do you acknowledge that this application is a waitlist for a currently unconfirmed fund?

Yes, I understand there is no guarantee of an award