Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization to Accept Technical Assistance Voucher - Authorization for the Public Works Department to accept a Technical Assistance Voucher?for the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant in the amount of $182,320.00 to develop a comprehensive energy efficiency and energization audit of the Water Reclamation Facility.
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Deadline for Action: 10/21/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Ben Litwack, Public Works Manager, ben.litwack@visalia.city, 713-4671. Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, nick.bartsch@visalia.city, 713-4052. Devon Jones, Economic Development Manager, devon.jones@visalia.city, 713-4190.
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council authorize the Public Works Department to accept the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Technical Assistance voucher worth the full formula amount of $182,320.00 to develop a comprehensive energy efficiency and energization analysis of the Water Reclamation Facility.
Background Discussion:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to create or expand key agency programs. One of those programs is the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program that received $550M through BIL and is administered by DOE's Office of State and Energy Community Programs (SCEP). The EECBG program is designed to assist local governments and tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, cut carbon emissions, and improve energy efficiency.
Through the EECBG Program, DOE is offering eligible local and Tribal governments the option to select a?technical assistance voucher in lieu of a traditional formula grant. Technical Assistance voucher recipients do not receive direct funding, instead they receive the allocation amou...
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