Award Number: DE-EE0007855, CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1, B5.16, B5.19, Weatherization & Intergov Program, Location(s): AK, Office(s): Golden Field Office
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June 17, 2019
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Award Number: DE-EE0007855
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1, B5.16, B5.19
Weatherization & Intergovernmental Program
Location(s): AK
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to the City of Ruby for energy efficiency and retrofitting activities in Ruby, Alaska. These activities include light-emitting diode (LED) lighting upgrades for private residences, businesses, and streetlights in Ruby as well as a refrigerator/freezer appliance exchange program for community residents. Originally the project planned for the installation of a grid-tied 20 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the newly constructed Ruby Tribal Council Office building using both roof and ground mounted arrays. The original scope of the project was reviewed by GFO-0007855-001 in February 2017. Since that review the project scope has changed to reduce the PV component of the project to a smaller roof mounted system only. Additionally, both a 7.5 kWh grid-tied battery for the PV system to load shift from daytime to evening to reduce disruptions on the grid and a four to six ton vertical closed-loop Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system have been added to the scope of the project.