Grant Program Efficiency/Renewables

To support adoption and implementation of public policies that advance the efficient use of energy.

To assist more than 200 colleges, universities and hospitals in investing a total of $1 billion in self-managed revolving loan funds to finance energy efficiency improvements.

To recognize Mindy Lubber’s contributions to protecting the environment with the 2011 Sparkplug Award.

To reduce greenhouse gases from the electric power sector by mobilizing utilities to support EPA regulations and to retire outdated coal-fired power plants.

To promote energy efficiency in Maine.

To enact and implement energy efficiency policies in the New England states; and to strengthen the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, perhaps by linking it to other cap-and-trade systems across North America.

To advance policies that create incentives for using high-efficiency biomass energy technology for heating and combined heat and power applications in the Northeast.

To achieve significant reduction in climate emissions and promote model policies in Northeast states on energy efficiency, solar energy, regional climate initiatives and offshore wind.

To expand investment in energy efficiency as mandated by state law while disseminating a study to communities and decisionmakers on public health costs of Michigan’s old coal plants.

To promote adoption and effective implementation of energy efficiency resource standards in the utility sector in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio.