The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $999,708 Cooperative Agreement to Partnership For Clean Transportation Inc., operating as Clean Cities through its Georgia Division. The award, granted on June 1, 2024, aims to expand the Southeast Clean Cities Network under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The project objective is to grow existing Clean Cities coalitions, increase outreach in new regions including...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement grant under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to the Central Pines Regional Council, also known as the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government, to begin planning a network of regional, energy-resilient community hubs in North Carolina. The main objectives of the project are to host 19 community workshops, conduct technical assessments on 17 resilience hub sites, produce individual site reports, and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $7,690,134 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) to the New Orleans Sponsoring Committee/Together New Orleans on March 28, 2024. The award supports community-based solar and energy storage initiatives aimed at enhancing the resilience of the local energy infrastructure. The project will run for one year, with an ultimate completion date of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $19,994,460 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the New York City Department of Buildings. The funding will support a six-year effort, ending in 2030, to address challenges in implementing New York City's Local Law 97 of 2019, an aggressive building performance standard aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions from...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $10,471,400 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the City of Evanston, Illinois. This award will support the implementation of the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (HBO), which aims to establish building performance standards to reduce energy consumption, eliminate onsite and district thermal greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $17,222,016 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE). The project, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, aims to operationalize Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) policy to ensure equitable implementation and high...
This $2,432,808 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 Conservation Research and Development) aims to accelerate the deployment of 60 curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), in "Justice40" communities across four U.S. cities. The key objective is to demonstrate that using a behind-the-meter connection to install these curbside EVSE units can...
This $9,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under CFDA 81.117 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program supports the City of Kansas City, Missouri in preparing for and implementing a building performance standards (BPS) policy and program. The 6-year project aims to advance climate resilience and sustainability in Kansas City by developing the necessary data,...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Buildings Institute, Inc. under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The primary goals of this project are to: 1) Develop a roadmap to frame the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act's (CEJA) goals into actionable steps for equitable new and existing building policies and compliance; 2) Develop an...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $700,414 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Duluth, Minnesota to design and deploy a geothermal heating and cooling system in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The project objectives are to: 1) Design a new geothermal system to meet 100% of the heating demand in the underserved Lincoln Park community, and 2) Develop a career pathways plan to build the workforce needed for...