March 15, 2024

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LPO FY 2025 Budget Request Released

A summary of LPO's FY 2025 Budget Request.

March 15, 2024

Pricing for LPO Financing by Program

The cost of debt financing offered by LPO varies by loan program, project financing structure, and project. This blog describes the interest rates and other costs associated with LPO financing for each program.

March 14, 2024

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LPO’s Loans and Loan Guarantees: Overview and Characteristics of its Financing Options

LPO provides attractive debt financing for high-impact, large-scale energy infrastructure projects in the United States. This blog explains the two avenues through which financing can be provided: direct loans and loan guarantees.

March 14, 2024

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Lithium Americas Corp. to Help Finance the Construction of a Lithium Processing Plant in Nevada

LPO has offered a conditional commitment to Lithium Americas Corp’s subsidiary, Lithium Nevada Corp., for a $2.26 billion loan to help finance the construction of a lithium carbonate processing plant at Thacker Pass in Humboldt County, Nevada.

March 13, 2024

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Viejas Microgrid to Build Renewable, Utility-Scale Generation and Storage on Tribal Lands

LPO has offered a conditional commitment for an up to $72.8 million partial loan guarantee to finance the development of a solar-plus long-duration energy storage microgrid on the Tribal lands of the Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Indians near Alpine, California.

March 11, 2024

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Investing With the Loan Programs Office

In the same way that LPO provides strategic capital to help finance high-impact, large-scale energy infrastructure projects across the nation, institutional investors and other large-scale equity managers play a crucial role in accelerating the deployment of clean energy and advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies in the United States by providing capital at points all along the “bridge to bankability.”

March 8, 2024

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LPO Announces MOU with the Export-Import Bank of Korea

LPO has announced a memorandum of understanding with the Export-Import Bank of Korea to establish a framework around export and infrastructure financing for LPO-supported energy projects.

March 6, 2024

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February 2024 Monthly Application Activity Report

The Loan Programs Office (LPO) publishes the LPO Monthly Application Activity Report – a new way to understand the level of interest from applicants for LPO financing, and what technology sectors have been most actively engaged with LPO.

March 4, 2024

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LPO Tech Talk: Next-Generation Geothermal

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO can provide a bridge to bankability for next-generation geothermal innovations.

February 22, 2024

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to SK Siltron CSS to Expand American Manufacturing of High-Quality Silicon Carbide Wafers for Electric Vehicle Power Electronics

LPO has offered a conditional commitment to SK Siltron CSS, LLC for a $544 million loan to expand American manufacturing of high-quality silicon carbide wafers for electric vehicle power electronics.