October 27, 2006

Explanation for Extending the Due Date for the Submission of Pre-Applications for Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies Under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Under Solicitation Number DE-PS01-06LG00001 Dated August 8, 2006, from November 6, 2006 to December 31, 2006. 

Today the Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the due date for Pre-Applications under Solicitation Number DE-PS01-06LG00001 from November 6, 2006, to December 31, 2006, to provide interested parties more time to develop and submit Pre-Applications for loan guarantees to be considered under this solicitation. 

DOE is extending the time period for interested persons to submit Pre-Applications because of the extensive interest throughout the United States that has been expressed in the new loan guarantee program and in this solicitation.  DOE believes the public interest will be served by affording the numerous parties that have expressed interest in this program additional time to consider whether and how they wish to participate in it.  An extension of the deadline also will permit interested parties, some of whom have requested a deadline extension, additional time to develop plans and prepare materials for submission to DOE in response to the solicitation. 

Any Project Sponsor that already has filed a Pre-Application with DOE pursuant to this Solicitation may amend, supplement or revise that Pre-Application on or before December 31, 2006.