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Empower Procurement

Grantor
• California Energy Commission (CEC)

Recipient
• Prospect Silicon Valley (ProspectSV)

Partners
• LBNL
• Energy Solutions
• ZNE Alliance

Duration
• 2018–2023
• 5-year project

Project Highlights
• Project management
• Tech discovery
• Knowledge transfer

Procurement programs drive carbon emissions more than anyone realizes, even when there’s a Sustainability Program that tries to do the right thing.  The California Energy Commission EPIC Program provided a grant to launch the Empower Procurement Program, a 5-year effort to bridge the gap between California clean energy companies and institutional and commercial customers that rely on formal procurement processes to purchase clean distributed energy resource (DER) solutions and packages. Along with partners include Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, Energy Solutions, and ZNE Alliance, we’re assessing market needs across statewide institutional sectors, finding buyer interests and requirements, and assisting technology companies to be responsive to market needs. Our Procurement Initiatives are based on the major carbon producing buying streams such as fleets and building assets, and also include developing purchasing specifications, supporting e-procurement solutions and group purchasing, and challenging California’s institutions to procure emerging DER technologies from California companies.

To view the Final Project Report, click here.