1. Organics Recycling
Funding Opportunities
Amy Barad
March 27, 2012

2. Agenda
 Types of projects
 Stages of project development
 Funding sources and opportunities
 Where to find more information

3. Commercial Composting

4. Anaerobic Digestion at Wastewater Treatment Plants
or Industrial Facilities

5. Farm-Based Anaerobic Digestion

6. Multi-Technology Processing Facility
Harvest Power, London, ON

7. Stages of Project Development
 Site Assessment
 Feasibility Public
 Detailed Design Engagement
 Public Review/Permitting
 Bidding/Procurement
 Construction
 Operations

8. Many Players
Developer
Markets Community
Investors
Municipality
Lenders
Economic
Regulatory
Development
Agencies Entities

9. An Array of Funding Opportunities
Sited on Public Agricultural
Property Private Enterprises Enterprises
Project Stage
Planning: Site $$ ??
Assessment
Planning: Feasibility $$ $$ $$
Design ?? $$
Project Review $ $ $
Construction $$ $$$ ?
Operations ? $ $

10. Many Potential Funding Agencies
 MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
 MA Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR)
 MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
 MA Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
 MassDevelopment
Plus
 US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

11. Varied Approaches to Financial Support
 Grants
 Loans
 Loan Guarantees
 Tax Credit Bonds
 Tax-Exempt Financing
 Production Incentives

12. MA DEP Programs
 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program
 technical and financial assistance for public and private entities
involved in the collection, processing, composting and recovery of
organic materials
 Recycling Loan Fund
 flexible lending programs for working capital, refinancing and real
estate acquisition, purchasing of machinery and equipment and
acquisition financing with reduced interest rates for projects involved
in the collection and processing of organic material
 Revolving Loan Fund for Clean Water
 Low interest loans to assist municipalities for planning and
construction of projects, which may include AD systems at WWTPs

13. Dept. of Energy Resources Programs
 Green Communities Grants (86 communities currently eligible)
 Wide range of energy and greenhouse-gas reduction activities eligible
 Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds
 Federally funded; state makes allocations
 Renewable Portfolio Standard
 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

14. Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Commonwealth Organics-to-Energy grants
 Recipients must be Renewable Energy Trust ratepayers (served by
an investor-owned utility or a municipal electric company that
joined RET)
 Construction grants
 Feasibility studies (coming soon)
 Technical support for municipalities
 Assistance with review of projects proposed by private developers
 Assistance with development of muni-sponsored project

15. Agricultural Resources
 MA Department of Agricultural Resources
 Agricultural Energy Grant Program
 Agricultural Environmental Enhancement Program
 assistance accessing USDA programs
 USDA
 Farm Service Agency Loan and Loan Guarantee Program
 Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality
Incentives Program
 Rural Development Building & Industry Loan Guaranty Program
 Rural Development Energy Program
 Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant

16. MassDevelopment
 Brownfields Redevelopment Fund
 Tax-Exempt Financing
 for qualifying “Solid Waste Disposal Facilities,” District Energy Systems,
and small manufacturing facilities
 lowers debt costs 1-2%

17. Site Assessment Assistance
 DEP Sustainable Materials Recovery Program
 technical and financial assistance to public and private entities
involved in the collection, processing, composting and recovery of
organic materials
 MassCEC Organics-to-Energy Program
 Grants for public entities in municipalities participating in the
Renewable Energy Trust
 DOER Green Communities Program
 Grants for siting a renewable energy facility on GC muni-owned land
 MassDevelopment Brownfields Redevelopment Fund
 Grants (for public entities) and loans (for private entities) for
conducting Phase I Site Assessments

18. Energy Production Incentives
 Available after facility is complete and generating energy
 Facility must be qualified by the MA Dept. of Energy Resources
 For every megawatt-hour of energy produced, also produce
“certificate”
 Types
 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) – for renewable energy
 Alternative Energy Certificates (AECs) – for combined heat & power

19. Details on DEP’s CERP Website
www.mass.gov/dep/cleanenergy.htm
Sited on Public Private Agricultural
Property Enterprises Enterprises
Project Stage
Planning: Site $$ ??
Assessment
Planning: $$ $$ $$
Feasibility
Design ?? $$
Project Review $ $ $
Construction $$ $$$ ?
Operations ? $ $

20. Comments? Questions?
Sign up for MassCEC emails:
www.masscec.com/organics
Amy Barad
abarad@masscec.com
617-315-9310