The IRA appropriated $500 million to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”), of which $250 million was allocated to the Department of Energy (DOE) to support domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps. On November 8, 2022, DOE issued a Notice of Intent and Request for Information on DOE’s use of the funds.
The Notice of Intent describes DOE’s proposed approach to providing funding to eligible entities in the electric heat pump industry, including the proposed electric heat pump solicitation process, program structure and criteria. In the Request for Information, DOE seeks comments on the application process, examples of eligible projects, potential funding sizes required, and criteria for qualification and selection of eligible projects to participate in the electric heat pumps DPA program.
Responses were due December 2, 2022 and were reviewed on a rolling basis.