Original Closing Date: 01-07-2026
The fossil power generation industry has observed a shift from coal toward natural gas firing, largely driven by increasing costs to maintain and operate the Nation’s aging fleet of coal-fired facilities coupled with sustained low natural gas prices. Managing the significant amounts of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) generated by combusting coal and other regulated waste streams often represent a significant operating and maintenance cost of coal-fired electricity generation. However, technologies capable of economically treating regulated waste streams in a manner that enables enhanced recovery of water and other commercial byproducts present an opportunity to improve the economic competitiveness of coal-fired power plants. Moreover, increasing the fuel flexibility of coal-fired electricity generators to enable rapid fuel switching between coal and natural gas provides an attractive option to maintain the many favorable system reliability and resiliency attributes that coal-fired electricity generators provide while at the same time addressing the need for fossil-fueled (coal and natural gas) electricity generation to adapt to rapidly evolving market demands.
Full text of the NOFO can be found here: NETL EXCHANGE for DE-FOA-0003606.
Modification 0001:
The purpose of this modification is to provide clarifications to Section IV.C.2., Summary of Application Requirements, and Section IV.C.3., Technical Volume.
