DOE Loan Programs Office — Applicant Information Session

## TEE Take

The **DOE Loan Programs Office** is sitting on $400B+ in lending authority — the single largest pool of deployable capital for energy infrastructure in the federal government. These info sessions demystify the application process, which is notoriously opaque. If you're building energy hardware at scale and haven't explored **LPO**, you're leaving the most patient capital in the market on the table.

**LPO** financed **Tesla**'s Fremont factory. It backstopped **Ford**'s EV battery plants. The next wave of recipients will be fusion, geothermal, grid-scale storage, and advanced nuclear companies. The question is whether your project qualifies — and these sessions are where you find out.

## Insider Tip

The **LPO** application is a 12-18 month process. Attend this session to understand whether your company is even in scope before investing months of effort. The key filter: **LPO** funds deployment, not R&D. You need a project, not a technology. If you're pre-revenue, this isn't your program — look at **ARPA-E** or the **Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations** instead.

## What to Expect

Three-hour virtual session covering: Title XVII Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee, Title XVII Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment, and the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Each program has different eligibility criteria. Q&A with **LPO** staff follows the presentations.

## Who Should Attend

Growth-stage energy companies planning capital-intensive deployments ($50M+). Project finance teams at utilities and IPPs. Investors backing energy infrastructure who need to understand the government co-investment landscape.