Project Grant DESE0001545

Award Date 1/1/25
Completion Date 12/31/25
Dollars Obligated $18M
Funding Federal Agency
Department of Energy
Federal Grant Program
81.117
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Honolulu, HI, USA
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This federal Project Grant award of $18,169,099 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The funding supports the Hawaii State Energy Office, a division of the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, in achieving the following key objectives:

  1. Reduce electricity usage in Hawaii's commercial buildings by approximately 2,100 GWh (70% reduction) by 2054, with an interim target of 900 GWh (30% reduction) by 2045.
  2. Build capacity within the Hawaii State Energy Office and local jurisdictional energy/sustainability/resiliency offices to support the development, implementation, and compliance aspects of the building performance standards (BPS) policy.
  3. Develop a skilled workforce of trades and design personnel focused on the buildings sector to support the BPS implementation.

The award will fund stakeholder engagement, BPS development and adoption, workforce training, compliance and enforcement mechanisms, and ongoing initiatives to modernize and assess the impacts of the BPS policy across Hawaii.

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