RFI - Designation Program for Solar Energy Stakeholders

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RFI - Designation Program for Solar Energy Stakeholders: The purpose of Amendment 001 is to extend the Closing Date of the Request for Information (RFI) to January 4, 2013. The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) seeks information from the public on the design and implementation of a potential multi-stakeholder solar designation program, and to investigate the possible effectiveness of such a program to incentivize positive changes that eliminate market inefficiencies, lower costs, and increase solar deployment. DOE is looking for general feedback from all relevant stakeholders and from specific categories of stakeholders, as identified later in this Request for Information (RFI). Please note that this RFI is not intended to gather information regarding the development of a designation program for solar hardware products (e.g., photovoltaic modules, racking systems), but rather is meant to investigate a possible designation for communities, installers, property owners, businesses, financial institutions, and utilities. The full RFI is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. DOE will not pay for information provided under this RFI and no project will be supported as a result of this RFI. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or financial incentives. DOE may or may not issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) based on consideration of the input received from this RFI. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of this RFI and where to submit questions regarding submission of responses can be found in the full RFI posted on the EERE Exchange website. All responses to this RFI must be delivered electronically in Microsoft Word or PDF format as an attachment in an email sent to: [email protected] by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 4, 2013. Emails should have the subject line ?Solar Designation RFI Response?. THIS RFI IS NOT A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA); THEREFORE, DOE IS NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.