The Department of Energy awarded the City of New Orleans a $381,470 Formula Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). This funding is designed to assist the city in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, lower fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. Key products and services supported by this grant include energy audits, building retrofits, development of energy efficiency and conservation plans, and installation of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $10,000,000 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 Baltimore. The grant supports the city's efforts to develop and adopt a local Building Performance Standard (BPS) that will contribute to its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Key objectives include evaluating current code adoption and enforcement,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $125,831,715 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to Entergy New Orleans, LLC. The goal of the project is to create a cost-effective, reliable, and resilient electrical grid with a battery-powered microgrid to withstand climate change impacts in disadvantaged communities in New Orleans East. The grant will fund the hardening of power lines and the installation of a battery microgrid system...
This Project Grant award of $12,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will enable the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) of Washington, D.C. to make improvements to the city's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program. Specifically, DOEE...
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 $10,000,000 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 Sacramento, California. The grant will fund the city's Building Performance Standards (BPS) program, which aims to decarbonize large non-residential and multi-unit residential buildings, contributing to the city's 2045 carbon neutrality goal. The program will...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant to the City of Chicago under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant funding will enable the City of Chicago to collaboratively develop a Chicago Building Performance Standard that requires its largest commercial and multifamily residential buildings to meet achievable energy targets. This effort aims to promote...
The Department of Energy awarded the City of Milwaukee a $9,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant aims to: 1) Reduce energy use in Milwaukee's commercial and multifamily buildings through adoption of updated building performance standards equivalent to ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and 2021 IECC, to help meet the city's greenhouse gas reduction goals; 2) Create...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Fiscal Services Division (Natural Resources Dept) a $2,149,350 Formula Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). The grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, will fund the implementation of various energy efficiency and conservation projects to reduce fossil fuel emissions and energy use. Key activities supported by the grant include...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $19,994,487 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The primary goal of this grant is to provide critical support for the implementation and enforcement of building performance standards (BPS) in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Specifically, the grant will fund...