Extra Than $26 Million to 37 State, Native, & Tribal Governments to Assist Clear Power Initiatives

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President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Serving to Improve Public Infrastructure in Communities Throughout the Nation to Deploy Even Extra Cleaner, Cheaper Energy, Construct Up Power Resilience

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In assist of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Division of Power (DOE) yesterday introduced greater than $26.9 million to 9 states, 27 native governments and one Tribe for the subsequent spherical of formulation grants by means of the Power Effectivity and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded by the President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation and managed by DOE’s Workplace of State and Neighborhood Power Applications (SCEP). Funds will probably be deployed to advance essential clear power and infrastructure upgrades by state governments, native governments, and Tribes to cut back power use, curb fossil gasoline emissions, and enhance power effectivity. Along with different DOE initiatives, this program will assist communities within the nation’s clear power transition and in assembly the President’s objective of a net-zero financial system by 2050.

“Power environment friendly upgrades are a surefire solution to convey down prices and shore up resiliency for communities throughout the nation,” mentioned U.S. Secretary of Power Jennifer Granholm. “President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is equipping native governments with funds to remodel clear power plans into actual actions that ship advantages in each nook of the nation.”

That is the fifth tranche of formulation awards granted to EECBG Program eligible entities for the reason that preliminary awards had been introduced in October 2023. This system gives over $430 million in formulation grant funding to greater than 2,700 states, territories, native governments, and Tribes. Entities have the choice to decide on actions from 14 eligible classes of unpolluted power tasks and packages that fulfill their clear power aims. This system additionally advances the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative by helping eligible governments to direct 40% of total advantages from EECBG Program-funded packages and to deprived communities which are typically energy-burdened or left behind within the clear power transition.

The awards introduced this month embrace governments that may use EECBG Program funds to put in EV charging infrastructure, develop e-bike incentive packages, conduct municipal constructing power audits, present effectivity retrofits and upgrades for low-income communities, and extra.

Find out about what grantees on this tranche are doing with their funds on our web site and under:

Buncombe County, NC will buy and set up battery storage programs at two county amenities with current photo voltaic programs: the Public Security Coaching Heart and the Well being and Human Providers Constructing. The latter gives important public providers to deprived households of their neighborhood. Combining the present on-site photo voltaic technology with battery storage will enhance the county’s resiliency to local weather change by making certain that public assist packages can proceed throughout blackouts ensuing from extreme climate occasions. The mission will observe EECBG Program Blueprint 3A: Photo voltaic and Storage. (Award quantity: $80,700) 

Chicago, IL will undertake 5 actions that advance town’s Local weather Motion Plan and produce the advantages of the clear power transition to deprived communities. With the assist of community-based organizations, town will develop a strategic plan to cut back power burdens, launch a constructing electrification marketing campaign to attach residents with funding sources (e.g., DOE Dwelling Power Rebates), and carry out power audits and retrofits on metropolis amenities. Town will even change gas-powered autos in its municipal fleet with electrical autos (EVs) and set up a pilot program to put in public EV chargers in deprived communities, emphasizing entry for multifamily housing residents. (Award quantity: $2,207,610)

Colorado will sub-grant 60 p.c of its allocation to small and rural native governments to construct capability for clear power mission implementation. The remaining 40 p.c will probably be used to determine a subgranting program for groups of cities, counties, and community-based organizations collaborating on regional sustainability tasks. This cohort mannequin replicates an current profitable program within the state and can encourage place-based approaches to sustainability. (Award quantity: $2,075,410)

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, CA will contribute funds in direction of making a strategic power plan to affix the native public utility energy grid and enhance renewable power technology locally. Presently, the tribe depends on propane turbines as its major energy supply. By making a plan to connect with the general public utility grid and set up renewable power programs, the Tribe will take a crucial step in direction of decreasing power prices and native emissions and bolstering power resilience. (Award quantity: $10,000)

Houston, TX will pursue 4 predominant tasks to additional town’s Local weather Motion Plan: 1) conduct power audits and retrofits on municipal buildings, 2) set up a revolving mortgage fund to finance sustainability tasks, 3) replace power codes and enhance compliance, and 4) set up photo voltaic panels and battery storage at a community-serving municipal facility in a deprived neighborhood. The photo voltaic and battery storage mission will contribute to a metropolis community of local weather resilience hubs to extend power resilience and coordinate useful resource distribution throughout excessive climate occasions. (Award quantity: $2,006,020)

Kentucky will set up a subgranting program for native governments to implement clear power and power effectivity initiatives. This system will prioritize photo voltaic power storage, constructing retrofits, and recycling tasks. It’ll emphasize investments that enhance local weather resilience in disaster-prone areas throughout the state. Additional precedence will probably be given to tasks that scale back power burdens and supply long-term advantages to deprived communities, notably these traditionally reliant on coal mining. (Award quantity: $2,237,940)

King County, WA will launch a constructing electrification marketing campaign with two predominant packages to advertise clear power retrofits for residential and small enterprise constructing homeowners: the Change is On Marketing campaign and the Constructing Decarbonization Accelerator. The Change Is On Marketing campaign will sponsor outreach occasions on the advantages of electrified home equipment, warmth pump water heaters, and warmth pump programs for heating and cooling. The county will even create an internet site to assist householders leverage current incentives and select contractors. The Constructing Decarbonization Accelerator will convey metropolis and county leaders collectively to develop and implement a county-wide Constructing Electrification Technique, together with assessing present constructing inventory and power burdens. No less than 40 p.c of investments ensuing from the technique will probably be deployed in local weather justice communities. (Award quantity: $474,460)

Different awards introduced immediately embrace:

• Metropolis of Bowie, MD ($117,040)
• Metropolis of Chicopee, MA ($116,600)
• Metropolis of Columbia, TN ($76,480)
• Metropolis of Harmony, NC ($153,940)
• Metropolis of Fairbanks, AK ($76,260)
• Hennepin County, MN ($282,750)
• Howard County, MD ($326,870)
• Kansas Metropolis, MO ($477,390)
• Metropolis of Lengthy Seaside, CA ($423,290)
• Loudoun County, VA ($350,900)
• Metropolis of Orange, CA ($189,950)
• Metropolis of Port Arthur, TX ($118,760)
• Village of Romeoville, IL ($76,390)
• Metropolis of San Jose, CA ($834,110)
• San Juan County, NM ($77,580)
• Metropolis of Santa Monica, CA ($157,730)
• Metropolis of Santa Rosa, CA (210,570)
• Metropolis of Tacoma, WA ($246,170)
• Metropolis of Temple, TX ($140,420)
• Metropolis of Tuscaloosa, AL ($158,340)
• Metropolis of Westminster, CO ($159,970)
• Metropolis of Wilmington, DE ($135,280)
• Metropolis of Winston-Salem, NC ($274,010)
• State of Delaware ($1,615,060)
• State of Hawaii ($1,639,120)
• State of Missouri ($2,360,230)
• State of Nevada ($1,767,140)
• State of Oklahoma ($2,065,790)
• State of Vermont ($1,594,420)
• State of Wyoming ($1,617,080)

View the entire listing of EECBG Program-funded tasks so far on our web site.

The appliance deadline for eligible native governments, together with Puerto Rican municipios has been prolonged to October 31, 2024. The appliance deadline for Tribes was beforehand prolonged to Might 31, 2025.

Native governments and Tribes have the choice to use for both conventional grants or vouchers for tools rebates or technical help. DOE gives software assist and help to communities focused on making use of for a grant or voucher. For extra info, go to the Utility Hub.

Components awards are introduced on a month-to-month foundation. For extra info on eligibility, easy methods to apply, and out there technical help, see the EECBG Program Web site.