The U.S. Department of Energy announced in a July 1 press release that Dane County will receive $266,890 in Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds to support a home energy efficiency and electrification campaign called Home Energy Guides that will target households often underserved by energy programs.
Coordinated through the Office of Energy & Climate Change (OECC), Dane County will use the EECBG funds to contract with three community-based organizations. The target populations will be groups that have lower levels of participation in energy efficiency programs, such as BIPOC communities, households where the primary language is not English, renters, rural households, elderly, or disabled populations.Â
OECC will train staff at the community-based organizations so that they can identify the efficiency and electrification opportunities in homes and understand the array of programs available to address those opportunities. Then OECC will support the community teams as they do outreach and engagement to connect households with programs.
OECC is currently accepting proposals from entities interested in serving as a community-based partner. Proposals are due July 8. Click here if interested.
