Discovering Opportunities with the Energy Ingenuity Fund

Join DEIC and Jerry Silva, Director of Regional Energy Development and Innovation at Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) for an informational session on the Energy Ingenuity Fund.

TRRC has established a $12 million dollar Energy Ingenuity Fund for rural, disadvantaged, or Native American communities with $6 million designated for energy-related projects in each of its service regions, Southern and Southwest Virginia. This fund will capitalize on a skilled workforce and promote an energy focused economy for the Tobacco Region, recognizing that regions with a strong focus on energy can facilitate bringing energy jobs and investment to their localities.

Jerry will discuss what projects have received funding and also detail what qualifies as a good project for the next round of funding. Potential project areas include, but are not limited to: energy manufacturing supply chain companies, energy production, grid resiliency, energy storage, microgrids, hydrogen generation, smart cities, wind, small scale modular reactors, conversion of coal mines, etc.