$17 Million to 23 State & Local Governments for Clean Energy

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Grants From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation Will Fund Clear Power Infrastructure Initiatives in Communities Starting from Power Audits and Research to EV chargers and Photo voltaic-Plus-Storage

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a part of President Biden’s Investing in America agendathe U.S. Division of Power (DOE) in the present day introduced its newest spherical of award recipients by way of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. The EECBG Program will distribute $16.9 million to 22 native governments and the state of New York to enhance vitality effectivity, scale back greenhouse fuel emissions, and decrease general vitality use. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation and managed by the Division’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP)the EECBG Program is designed to fund a variety of vitality effectivity and decarbonization initiatives. Communities throughout the nation are investing in initiatives and packages that save vitality, scale back local weather air pollution, and advance native vitality targets.

“The Biden–Harris Administration is committed to increasing access to clean energy and boosting energy resilience through community-led initiatives,” mentioned U.S. Secretary of Power Jennifer M. Granholm. “The investments from the EECBG Program are increasing renewable energy capacity, prioritizing environmental justice initiatives, and accelerating the deployment of energy efficiency projects at the local level.”

In the present day marks the ninth tranche of system awards granted to EECBG Program eligible entities. For the reason that first awards had been introduced in October 2023, this system has awarded almost $180 million to 233 communities. By this system, 1,878 native governments, 774 Tribes, 5 territories, the District of Columbia, and all 50 states are eligible to obtain system funds. This system is very versatile, enabling entities to select from 14 eligible classes of fresh vitality initiatives and packages to deal with clear vitality targets.

Grantees will use EECBG Program funds to assist low-income households by way of vitality assessments and effectivity upgrades, to conduct electrification research for municipal services, to buy electrical car (EV) charging stations, to put in photo voltaic arrays and battery storage techniques, to leverage Power Financial savings Efficiency Contracts, and extra.

Study extra about what grantees on this tranche are doing with their funds under and on our website.

• Bayamón, PR will set up a roof-mounted photo voltaic array on its police headquarters. This effort, which Bayamón calls the “Sustainable Security” mission, may even embrace buying a battery storage system to advertise group resilience whereas producing clear vitality. This mission will present Bayamón with energy during times of peak electrical energy demand in addition to energy outages, monitor vitality manufacturing and use, and can be utilized for renewable vitality training efforts locally. (Award Quantity: $213,340)
• Columbus, OH will present free complete vitality audits to nonprofits that present well being and human providers to deprived communities. Columbus will accomplice with the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County to determine the non-profits and auditing contractors. Upon completion of the audits, the non-profits will obtain technical help to interpret the findings and kind implementation methods to chop energy-related prices. Participation may even assist nonprofits adjust to the town’s ordinance, which requires benchmarking of enormous services. (Award quantity: 778,900)
• Miami, FL will advance the Miami Perpetually Carbon Impartial Plan by buying seven EVs and putting in six Stage 2 EV chargers for its municipal fleet. The mission may even embrace a workforce growth program designed for car mechanics. This system will put together technicians to service high-voltage EVs and set up and keep residential and business EV charging stations. College students will obtain an Electrical Car Technician Certificates upon program completion. (Award Quantity: $477,720)
• Navajo County, AZ will weatherize a county-owned historic constructing by upgrading 12 window models to energy-efficient fashions. A comparative constructing vitality evaluation earlier than and after the set up will present real-time vitality and cost-saving information, additional informing the county’s vitality effectivity investments. This mission will comply with key actions from EECBG Program Blueprint 2A: Energy Efficiency: Energy Audits and Building Upgrades. (Award Quantity: $78,750)
• New York, NY will pursue a number of interconnected actions to advance its internet zero emissions targets. Actions embrace hiring a coverage advisor to determine and promote financing mechanisms for decarbonization and resiliency initiatives. Second, it should determine and scale back carbon emissions in new building and consider the emissions of supplies concerned on this building and related infrastructure (e.g., supplies manufacturing, transportation, and manufacturing) and advocate methods to scale back these emissions by 50%. The town may even develop a performance-based constructing code for brand new building in addition to rent a third-party contractor to judge and confirm the town’s GHG accounting strategies and information. New York Metropolis will develop software program for residential constructing house owners to fast-track vitality audits, determine incentives, and develop decarbonization plans aware of market circumstances.  (Award quantity: $6,875,730)
• Pueblo, CO bought two solar-powered EV charging stations for public and municipal use. The chargers are transportable, off-grid, outfitted with an emergency energy panel, and accessible to be used by first responders. Every charger is able to charging two electrical automobiles at any time of day through the system’s battery storage parts. This mission makes Pueblo extra resilient and ready for emergencies; within the occasion of an influence outage, the EV chargers also can present backup energy for emergency operations. (Award Quantity: $161,870)
• Whittier, CA will develop a Municipal Operations Power Plan and conduct energy-efficiency upgrades in municipal buildings. The Power Plan will set up a complete vitality stock and formally set city-wide targets for carbon-free vitality use and emissions reductions. They may even set up a floor supply warmth pump in a city-owned constructing and three ventilated transformers in Whittier Metropolis Corridor. The town’s initiatives align with the Justice40 Initiativeas 82% of the overall award funding will go to initiatives in deprived communities. (Award Quantity: $140,540)

Extra awards embrace:

• Metropolis of Beavercreek, OH ($76,640)
• Metropolis of Chelmsford, MA ($76,320)
• Metropolis of Diamond Bar, CA ($114,980)
• Metropolis of Hempstead, NY ($649,790)
• Metropolis of Pittsburgh, PA ($337,960)
• Metropolis of Portland, OR ($602,650)
• Metropolis of Richmond, VA ($262,500)
• Metropolis of Thousand Oaks, CA ($174,360)
• Bexar County, TX ($464,940)
• Camden County, NJ ($244,430)
• El Paso County, CO ($259,440)
• Palm Seashore County, FL ($652,450)
• Prince William County, VA ($421,130)
• Travis County, TX ($293,610)
• State of New York ($3,351,520)

View the entire listing of initiatives so far on our website.

This program advances the Justice40 Initiativewhich set the objective that 40 % of the general advantages of sure Federal local weather, clear vitality, and different lined investments move to deprived communities which are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by air pollution.

DOE affords intensive technical assistance to assist EECBG Program grantees, together with Blueprints and Blueprint Cohorts. Blueprints supply concepts and mannequin initiatives with step-by-step guides to eligible and high-impact clear vitality and vitality effectivity initiatives and packages. Blueprint Cohorts convey collectively EECBG Program-eligible communities to be taught from each other and business specialists on subject areas reminiscent of financing, direct pay tax credit, group engagement, and extra.

The EECBG Program software deadline for eligible native governments is October 31, 2024, and Might 31, 2025, for Tribes. Native governments and Tribes can apply for both conventional grants or vouchers for gear rebates and/or technical help. For extra info, go to the EECBG Program website.

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