Electrify What?

NY Seeks Researcher to Identify Industrials that Will Benefit from Electrification and Other Climate Measures

Jan. 17, 2021

New York has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a researcher to help it identify industrial operations that offer the greatest opportunities for beneficial electrification, carbon reduction, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

Elisa Wood

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) said that the research will focus on industries, industrial facilities and end uses. The state hopes the work will help it achieve its climate and community protection goals for 2050.

New York intends to create a comprehensive statewide industrial stock baseline through a two-phased approach:

Phase One of the research will establish an industrial baseline using existing secondary data and research. The project will identify key industrial subsectors and their energy-using equipment, operation and usage patterns, process heat loads, energy intensity, and penetration of clean energy equipment and practices.
Phase Two of the research will collect primary data through electronic surveys, phone interviews and site visits.

The data will be available to state officials to benchmark, develop, implement and evaluate clean energy programs for the industrial sector.

In addition, program administrators and industrial companies can use the data in creating their business and marketing strategies, internal operations and capital expenditures. The goal is to more effectively target and engage the industrial market in energy efficiency, process innovation, beneficial electrification, energy storage and renewable opportunities to optimize their operations and increase their global competitiveness.

The intelligence developed in this industrial stock study also will be used to set more accurate baselines for incentive programs.

In weighing contract winners, the RFP will give substantial consideration to expertise and performance conducting similar studies, cost efficiency of the proposal, and value to the state. Additional consideration will be provided to proposals from women- and minority-owned business.

Proposals are due by 3 p.m. EST, February 8, 2021. For more details, see NYSERDA’s RFP 4597 Solicitation Detail Page.

About the Author

Elisa Wood | Editor-in-Chief

Elisa Wood is an award-winning writer and editor who specializes in the energy industry. She is chief editor and co-founder of Microgrid Knowledge and serves as co-host of the publication’s popular conference series. She also co-founded RealEnergyWriters.com, where she continues to lead a team of energy writers who produce content for energy companies and advocacy organizations.

She has been writing about energy for more than two decades and is published widely. Her work can be found in prominent energy business journals as well as mainstream publications. She has been quoted by NPR, the Wall Street Journal and other notable media outlets.

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