Objective
This scope outlines specific areas of technical assistance support to be provided to Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE) under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Expert Match Program.
Background
The Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE) operates with a network of over fifty non-profits across Appalachian regions in six states (AL, MA, KY, TN, WV, VA) to support increasing investment, expanding capacity, and building success for Appalachian communities. FAHE has applied for C2C Expert Match technical assistance for the Whitesburg, KY community, which has less than 10,000 residents, is identified as disadvantaged, and is historically dependent on fossil fuel industries. Recent flooding in Whitesburg has displaced residents and created a need for new housing, and an opportunity to develop new housing with solar PV. FAHE is aware of a small non-profit solar installer that is interested in planning, growing, and expanding capacity to meet solar PV needs in the community and surrounding area. Upcoming decisions around greenhouse gas reduction funds will play a role in how much affordable financing is available to homeowners in the community, and the local solar installer would like to prepare to meet this new demand. FAHE has requested knowledge application TA, with success states as a solar business expansion plan.
DOE C2C Program
The C2C program is a DOE-funded technical assistance program designed to provide technical support to communities transitioning to clean energy and more sustainable energy economies. One offering under C2C is the "Expert Match" technical assistance program, through which DOE national laboratories and other partners provide 40–60 hours of technical support on a topic where expert assistance is critical to the community making an informed clean energy decision.
Work Area
Work Area 1. Techno-economic analysis of solar PV installation at community sites (case study).
Work Area 2. Compilation of available tools for future solar PV analysis.