We got a news release from Governor Jim Doyle’s office about this. I can’t say I’m terribly knowledgeable about this, because I’m not.
Basically, the state is making available grants for outreach and education about renewable energy. They’re coming from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. The funds themselves are coming from the stimulus (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act).
The state wants to use the money to meet its 25×25 effort. That’s the goal to increase Wisconsin’s use of renewable sources for electricity and transportation to 25-percent by the year 2025.
The grants will be competitively bid. The news release makes it appear they will likely be awarded to non-profits who already focus on the environment.
I’m still a little unclear what this money will do, or how much is actually being provided. For information, you can click here.
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This post was written by cagnelly on November 20, 2009
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