Community-based clean energy projects across the U.S. are getting a windfall of cash from the Biden administration. Using funds from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Program, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced the federal government is allocating $550 million to help municipalities deploy community-based clean energy initiatives, from infrastructure projects that cut down carbon emissions to energy grid investments targeting efficiency. This could get as granular as using the funds to build out electric vehicle charging stations or launch community solar gardens.
To access the majority of the funds, a “direct injection of DOE funds” amounting to a good $440 million, municipalities must apply through the EECBG. The other $110 million will be reserved for the EECBG itself to make sure it can operate effectively and efficiently in supporting…
Federal Funding for Community-Based Clean Energy Saves the Day for Municipalities
