EERE Seeks Public Feedback to Define Inadequate Electric Service Areas
The U.S. Department of Energyās Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and its Water Power Technologies Office have issued a ārequest for informationā about how to define āan area where there is inadequate electric service.ā The definition will inform future eligibility criteria for WPTOās .
āThrough this RFI, the U.S. Department of Energy seeks input from different community perspectives on what they consider to be āinadequate electric serviceā to help us determine how to support clean, hydroelectric power serving areas where access to energy is often unreliable or expensive,ā said Kelly Speakes-Backman, acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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