Commercial, Industrial
& Institutional Initiative

This initiative is in the process of being redeveloped as the Large Onsite Renewables Initiative (LORI).

The tentative schedule is as follows:

The tentative funding available for the 1st Round of Feasibility and Design & Construction: $3.5 Million

Highlights of the LORI:

• Public projects will be eligible in addition to commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.
• Design & Construction funding calculated by Incentive Matrix
  1. Design costs capped at $75,000 or 75% of actual costs
     
  2. Construction costs capped at $500,000 or 75% of actual costs
     
  3. Incentive Matrix expanded to include added incentives for all technologies
• Feasibility funding capped at $40,000 requiring cost-share of at least 20% or $5000, whichever is less.
  

The Massachusetts Innovation Center in Fitchburg, formerly a mill building, is now the site of the North Central Charter School, as well as commercial and residential space. Green building elements include solar PV, reuse of building materials, an innovative stormwater management system, and a ground-coupled heat pump.

Commercial, Industrial
& Institutional Initiative

The objective of the Commercial, Industrial & Institutional Initiative (CI3) was to investigate and demonstrate the application of renewable energy technologies that are appropriate for the commercial, industrial, and institutional market sectors. MTC sought to focus this initiative on where and how these large energy users can use renewable energy to generate electricity on-site where it has the greatest value as an offset to power purchases and/or relief of grid congestion.

CONTACT:
Commercial, Industrial & Institutional Initiative Coordinator
ci3@masstech.org
508.870.0312 x 263