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The Christmas Day blackout was blamed on a "perfect storm" of ice, cold temperatures and high power consumption.  While there's not much that can be done about the weather, at least one group is seeking ways to reduce energy use.

A group of local governments and nonprofits just landed the largest Office of Energy Resources competitive grant made for energy efficiency.

This week the Idaho OER announced that our region won a $700,000 grant to dramatically reduce energy use, spark local job creation and reduce our carbon footprint.  These funds are part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which is being overseen by the state's Office of Energy Resources and will leverage approximately $800,000 in additional funds from the partners.

 

The ERC partnered with 7 local governments to craft a proposal to strengthen energy conservation efforts throughout the region.  Here's what was reported in the Idaho Mountain Express on January 15, 2010.

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Attending:  Craig Barry; David Hanks; Jen Smith; Shana Sweitzer; Mariel Platt; Tom Blanchard; Jeff Kreyssig; Neil Morrow

Attending: Colleen Daly, Eric Adams; Jen Smith; Shana Sweitzer; Tom Blanchard; Becky Stokes; Craig Barry

Update on the current partners

Efforts will be made to reach out the cities of Carey; Fairfield and Stanley

Attending: Neil ; Diana; Shana; Mariel; Tom; Becky; Angenie; Eric; Craig

OER Update

The recently released RFP was reviewed along with the potential projects.

There was discussion about the Revolving Loan Fund or, more accurately called a Property Assessed Clean Energy program (PACE) and whether this was an eligible activity or not.  Initially we were told it is NOT but subsequently it appears that OER is shifting its position on this and will be amending the RFP accordingly.

 

Attending: Shana Sweitzer; Eric Adams; Neil Morrow; Tom Blanchard; Craig Barry; Kathleen Turner; Becky Stokes; Elizabeth Jeffrey; Mariel Platt; Angenie McCleary Update on EECBG subgrant program

Deadlines:  Open Nov 2; Webinar Nov 10; Deadline Dec 15.