MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Wisconsin has received
$11.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants through the
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) to help communities make
energy efficiency improvements. Applications for funding through the EECBG
program are now available to non-entitlement communities, Wisconsin communities
that do not receive direct federal assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy
which administers the EECBG Program.
"Wisconsin has
the resources and skills to lead the nation in clean energy, and this major
investment will make significant progress toward my goal of getting 25 percent
of our electricity and 25 percent of our transportation fuels from renewable
sources by 2025, " Governor Doyle said. "By accessing EECBG funds, Wisconsin
communities can become more energy-efficient, reduce green house gas emissions,
and help create green jobs all across the state."
The Office of
Energy Independence (OEI) and the Department of Commerce (Commerce) are
collaborating to administer grant awards to non-entitlement counties, cities,
villages and towns. These grant awards can be used for retro-fitting municipal
buildings to make them more energy efficient and for installing interior and
exterior energy-efficient lighting technologies. The maximum award per community
is $225,000.
Applications are now
available at http://commerce.wi.gov/CD/cd-bcf-energy.html
. Application deadline is November 12, 2009. Commerce will also host a
webinar September 28, 2009. For more information, contact Jason Scott, Commerce,
jason.scott@wisconsin.gov
or 608-261-7714, or Brian Driscoll, OEI, brian.driscoll@wisconsin.gov
or 608-261-8146.
