Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0000280
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- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Improved Utility Operations" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 11, 2010 and posted on Feb 11, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 5, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Improved Utility Operations" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000280) is not a traditional solicitation for full project proposals, but a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Wind and Hydropower Technology Program, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The main purpose of the RFI is to gather input from the field about practical opportunities to demonstrate and evaluate improvements in short-term wind energy forecasting, along with real-world applications of those improved forecasts for power system and utility operations. In other words, the agencies are asking stakeholders to share ideas, concepts, and information that can help shape future demonstrations, pilots, or program directions aimed at making near-term wind generation forecasts more accurate and operationally useful.
The focus on "short term" forecasting is closely tied to operational decision-making in the electric power sector, where better forecasts over minutes-to-hours and day-ahead time horizons can help utilities and grid operators schedule generation more efficiently, reduce reserve requirements, improve unit commitment and economic dispatch, and better manage variability from wind plants. By explicitly emphasizing "improved utility operations," the RFI signals that the agencies are interested not only in forecasting science, models, or meteorological data improvements, but also in how forecast outputs are integrated into utility and grid control room workflows, market operations, reliability practices, and operational planning. The intent is to explore demonstrations and evaluations that show measurable benefits, such as reduced balancing costs, fewer curtailments, improved reliability metrics, or more efficient integration of wind power at higher penetrations.
Eligibility is broadly open and described as unrestricted, meaning essentially any type of entity may respond, subject to any clarifications that might appear in the full announcement. The RFI explicitly invites participation from a wide range of stakeholders across the wind energy and power system ecosystem. Examples include wind project developers and investors, industry participants and renewable energy equipment suppliers, electric utilities, independent system operators (ISOs), regional transmission organizations (RTOs), independent power producers, instrument manufacturers, wind power forecasters, environmental organizations, academic researchers, Native American Tribes, and other public, private, or nonprofit entities. That wide net suggests DOE and NOAA want perspectives from groups that build wind projects, operate them, forecast their output, operate the grid that receives the energy, and evaluate environmental and societal impacts, since all of these viewpoints can affect what a meaningful demonstration looks like and what performance metrics matter.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity and lists the funding instrument type as "Other," which is consistent with an RFI because the government is primarily seeking information rather than immediately awarding a standard grant. It falls under the energy funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development). The notice indicates there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, again aligning with the informational nature of an RFI rather than a cost-shared demonstration award. The opportunity was posted and created on February 11, 2010, with an original and current closing date of March 5, 2010, indicating a defined window for submitting responses.
The issuing office is the DOE Golden Field Office, and the full announcement and any response instructions are referenced through an additional information link hosted on FedConnect. For access issues or questions related to retrieving the announcement electronically, the point of contact listed is Laura Merrick Matthews, with a phone number (303-275-4777) and email (laura.merrick@go.doe.gov). Overall, the document is best understood as an early-stage market and stakeholder outreach effort designed to inform DOE and NOAA about promising, practical pathways to test and validate better short-term wind forecasts and to understand how those forecasts can translate into concrete operational improvements for utilities and grid operators.
FAQs: Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Improved Utility Operations (DE-FOA-0000280)
What is this opportunity?
This opportunity, titled "Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Improved Utility Operations" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000280), is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Wind and Hydropower Technology Program, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Is this a grant solicitation for full project proposals?
No. Based on the information provided, this is not a traditional solicitation requesting full project proposals. It is an RFI intended to collect input from stakeholders to help inform future demonstrations, pilots, and program directions.
What is the purpose of the RFI?
The purpose is to gather practical input on opportunities to demonstrate and evaluate improvements in short-term wind energy forecasting, and to learn how improved forecasts can be applied in real-world power system and utility operations.
What does "short term" wind forecasting mean in this context?
"Short term" forecasting is tied to operational decision-making for the electric power sector and includes minutes-to-hours time horizons as well as day-ahead forecasting that supports utility and grid operations.
What kinds of ideas or input are DOE and NOAA looking for?
The RFI is looking for ideas, concepts, and information that could shape practical demonstrations and evaluations of improved short-term wind forecasts, including how those forecasts can be made operationally useful for utilities and grid operators.
Is the focus only on forecasting science and meteorology?
No. While forecasting improvements are part of the topic, the RFI explicitly emphasizes improved utility operations. This includes how forecast outputs are integrated into utility and grid control room workflows, market operations, reliability practices, and operational planning.
What operational decisions could benefit from better short-term wind forecasts?
The information provided highlights operational uses such as more efficient generation scheduling, reduced reserve requirements, improved unit commitment and economic dispatch, and better management of wind variability.
What types of measurable benefits are of interest?
The RFI indicates interest in demonstrations and evaluations that show measurable benefits such as reduced balancing costs, fewer curtailments, improved reliability metrics, or more efficient integration of wind power at higher penetration levels.
Who is eligible to respond?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning essentially any type of entity may respond (subject to any clarifications in the full announcement).
What types of stakeholders are encouraged to participate?
The RFI explicitly invites a wide range of stakeholders, including wind project developers and investors, industry participants and renewable energy equipment suppliers, electric utilities, independent system operators (ISOs), regional transmission organizations (RTOs), independent power producers, instrument manufacturers, wind power forecasters, environmental organizations, academic researchers, Native American Tribes, and other public, private, or nonprofit entities.
Why does the RFI include such a broad set of stakeholders?
Based on the description provided, DOE and NOAA appear to be seeking perspectives from groups that build and operate wind projects, forecast wind output, operate the grid, and evaluate environmental and societal impacts, since these perspectives can influence what a meaningful demonstration looks like and which performance metrics matter.
What is the funding instrument type?
The opportunity lists the funding instrument type as "Other," which is consistent with an RFI because the government is primarily seeking information rather than immediately awarding a standard grant.
Is this considered a discretionary funding opportunity?
Yes. Administratively, it is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity.
Does this RFI require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. The notice indicates there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which aligns with the informational nature of an RFI.
What funding activity category does this fall under?
It falls under the energy funding activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 81.087, Renewable Energy Research and Development.
When was the opportunity posted?
The notice indicates it was posted and created on February 11, 2010.
What is the deadline to respond?
The original and current closing date listed is March 5, 2010.
Which DOE office is issuing this RFI?
The issuing office is the DOE Golden Field Office.
Where can the full announcement and response instructions be found?
The full announcement and any response instructions are referenced through an additional information link hosted on FedConnect.
Who is the point of contact for access issues or questions about retrieving the announcement?
The point of contact listed is Laura Merrick Matthews. Phone: 303-275-4777. Email: laura.merrick@go.doe.gov.
What is the overall intent of issuing this RFI?
The overall intent is to conduct early-stage outreach to inform DOE and NOAA about promising, practical pathways to test and validate better short-term wind forecasts and to understand how those forecasts could translate into concrete operational improvements for utilities and grid operators.
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