NASEO News
Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grants Local
Government Sample Grant Application
Template
NASEO has developed a sample grant
application template for entitlement
cities and counties under the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
(EECBG) Program. NASEO developed the
local government application template
based on requests from many State Energy
Offices for a tool they could use to
assist local governments. The template
is designed as a stand-alone document
with how-to instructions. Please
click here for the sample documents
and contact NASEO with any questions.
More Recovery
Act State Energy Plans
More states have informed NASEO of
publicly posted application details for
State Energy Program (SEP) funding from
the Recovery Act (click on the state
name for the link):
Virginia,
Florida and
Louisiana. (Please
click here for links to applications
from NASEO's 5/21 Newsletter). Other
state energy offices may send
application information to Benjamin
Deitchman at
bdeitchman@naseo.org.
Backers Pleased
by Iowa's Energy Efforts
From the
Chicago Tribune 5/23/09: "Two years
into an effort to boost Iowa's
alternative energy industry, the state
has given $35 million to established
businesses, startups and academics to
spur growth in the state. In return,
officials said Iowa has seen 2,300 new
jobs and the state has taken its place
as a leader in the field. 'We are
leaders. There is no doubt about that,'
said Roya Stanley, who heads the
Office of Energy Independence, an
agency created to sharpen the state's
focus on alternative energy. 'Our
leadership really benefits us as we
enter a new era of renewable energy.'
The agency coordinates the Iowa Power
Fund, a four-year program that offers
$100 million for alternative energy
projects." Please
click here for the full article.
Energy-Efficiency Pitch Brings Funds
From the
Washington Post 5/25/09: "Tracy
Posey is No. 11. Until she was laid off
a year ago, she worked on an assembly
line, packing fiberglass insulation the
consistency of cotton candy. She found
work, but longs for her old job at the
Owens Corning factory where 'glass wool'
was invented more than 75 years ago.
While she clings to the 11th spot on her
union's seniority list, Owens Corning
has been lobbying hard for federal
stimulus dollars in Washington and
Columbus. It has cited the Newark plant
and workers such as Posey to attract the
maximum sums possible for the prosaic
work of defending attics against summer
heat and winter cold. With $5 billion
allocated to low-income U.S. households
for energy-efficiency upgrades, the
Toledo-based company persuaded two Ohio
Democrats -- Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep.
Zack Space -- to add a line to the
stimulus bill that could make it easier
to spend money on attic insulation."
Please
click here for the full article.
New NREL reports
on RPS
The
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
has released two new reports on
Renewable Portfolio Standards:
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"Comparative Analysis of Three
Proposed Federal Renewable
Electricity Standards:" This
paper analyzes potential impacts of
proposed national renewable
electricity standard (RES)
legislation. An RES is a mandate
requiring certain electricity
retailers to provide a minimum share
of their electricity sales from
qualifying renewable power
generation. The analysis focuses on
draft bills introduced individually
by Senator Jeff Bingaman and
Representative Edward Markey, and
jointly by Representative Henry
Waxman and Markey. The analysis uses
NREL's Regional Energy Deployment
System (ReEDS) model to evaluate the
impacts of the proposed RES
requirements on the U.S. energy
sector in four scenarios. Please
click here for the full paper.
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"An Examination of the Regional
Supply and Demand Balance for
Renewable Electricity in the United
States through 2015:" This
report examines the balance between
the demand and supply of new
renewable electricity in the United
States on a regional basis through
2015. This analysis relies on
estimates of renewable energy
supplies compared to demand for
renewable energy generation needed
to meet existing state renewable
portfolio standard (RPS) policies in
28 states, as well as demand by
consumers who voluntarily purchase
renewable energy. Given current
policies and demand for renewables,
this analysis found an overall
national surplus of renewable energy
generation to meet existing RPS
policy targets and voluntary market
demand. However, some regional
shortages are projected, while other
regions are projected to have excess
renewable energy supplies. Please
click here for the full paper.
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