Sun Prairie was awarded $76,190 through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), administered by the Office of State and Community Energy Programs. Sun Prairie is among over 2,700 …
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EPA Finalizes Stronger Carbon Pollution Standards for New Gas and Existing Coal Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized rules in April 2024 for existing coal-fired and new natural gas plants to significantly reduce pollution and emissions. The rules that ultimately take effect 15 years from now require …
WI Rural Farms and Small Businesses Strengthened with $2.8 Million for Clean Energy Projects
Rural Development Wisconsin announced that 19 farms and small businesses were awarded $2.8 million in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants. Projects range from installing solar to offset business operation energy use to …
Input Wanted on Solar Plus Storage for Low-Income & Disadvantaged Communities
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is seeking input on supporting successful solar plus storage deployment serving low-income and disadvantaged communities. The goal of this Request for Information (RFI) is …
An American Majority Prefers an Electrified Home
As solar and wind become the nation’s major power generation sources, a transition to home heating and cooling systems, appliances and vehicles that run on clean electricity is needed. Twenty-four million more electrified machines will …
How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Save You Money on Home Energy Cost
Wisconsin Scores on Clean Energy Funding in the First Two Years of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
In the two years since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was signed into law, Wisconsin has garnered hundreds of millions of dollars for clean energy upgrades in addition to money for rural high-speed internet and …
IRS: Direct Pay Guidance Briefing for Local Governments & Nonprofits
June 29th, 2:00 pm CST Register for Elective Pay Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gshhPyAC Clean Energy Funding: Direct Pay Guidance Briefing for Local Governments & Nonprofits “…[With] the Inflation Reduction Act’s “elective pay” (often called “direct pay”) provisions, tax-exempt and …
DOE Grants for Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities – $80 million
This funding is the first tranche of funding in a $500 million investment, to make clean energy improvements in K-12 public schools. Funds will empower school districts to make upgrades that will lower facilities’ energy …
DOE Clean Energy Technology Deployment on Tribal Lands – $20 million
Funding is available to install clean energy systems, storage, and energy efficiency measure(s) for Tribal Buildings and lands and/or install integrated energy systems for autonomous operation to power tribal facilities during emergency situations or for …